You can talk until you are blue in the face to you kids about how prayer works.
But it just takes a simple moment….
Let me backup.
A few weeks ago, Princess P left her lunchbox on the school bus. Now, drama-rama is the code name for our house in the afternoons already. We weren’t even into double digits for how many days of Kindergarten she has been to. I do believe this was day 8. Anyway, she is having a tough transition, and the thought that her beloved lunchbox may never return to her lovin’ arms was too much for her to take.
Mr Middle suggested that she pray that she’ll see it again. Maybe the school bus driver will just hold it for her.
And like she does, she immediately said a prayer. Right at the kitchen table, in the middle of her after school snack.
Life went on. I soothed her fears and said life would go on, with or without a lunchbox. She tried to believe me.
And then there was a knock at the door. Who could it be? We don’t get a lot of early afternoon visitors….
And there she was, the bus driver. With her bus parked in our coul-de-sac, handing us Paige’s lunchbox.
I was shocked. I had no words. I called Paige to the door to say thank you. She did, in her shy way. We also made a Thank You card for her, since that was truly going above and beyond. How she knew our address, or why she decided to be our knight in shining armor, I’ll never know.
I just know a 5 year old girl asked her Heavenly Father to please bring it back to her.
And He did.
The lesson comes in finding the correlation. Was it a coincidence that it happened? I guess some might say it is. But I believe God is listening. He hears our prayers and he very much wants to give us what we are asking for. If we just believe.
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Lynness says
As an adult losing something, I generally rely on myself first (retrace my steps, make phone calls, etc., etc.) before thinking to pray. Maybe that’s why kids often get answers like that- b/c they drop everything and have pure faith. I love it when my kids have experiences like that, because it’s something they can look back on through the years as something they KNOW FOR SURE when everything seems to be chaotic.
Hilary says
Yes, I agree. That girl will pray at any moment for anything. Me… not so much. 🙂
Anna says
Thank you for sharing this sweet story! I remember answered prayer like this when I was a child and it was such a huge boost to my faith. May God bless you and your family.
Hilary says
Thank you Anna! I hope to see you back soon!
Lauren says
This is heartwarming! Sometimes you just have to pray. I recently wrote a post about teaching toddlers about Jesus in hopes of raising a daughter that will do just that, pray when she feels things are out of her hands (and when they are not). Check is out over at http://www.mathmomwithablog.com/?p=462 Thanks for a sweet read!
Hilary says
What a fun post! Example is sure #1 for kids, sadly. 🙂
Kendra says
This was wonderful to read! Reminded me of my 3 year old son who woke up sick not one morning but two separate mornings a month apart and the first thing he says to me through tears is, “Pray mama, let’s pray.” So we did and within hours he was 100% back to normal. It was one of those fever sicknesses that I dreaded would linger all week long but he was healed. This was a miracle from God to a child with faith like I’ve never known! I asked him if he believed God would heal him and he said, “Yes! and he did!”
Hilary Erickson says
Awh… I love that. 🙂