Sunday, February 1, 2009

The Lord's Blessing


A beautiful painting by Kathy Lawrence, titled "The Lord's Blessing."

One of the most beautiful things in life is listening to a child talk to the Lord. Nothing is more precious or sincere. The words spoken are heartfelt with expectations that the Lord hears and answers their request. I've heard things like "and God, please help my Daddy's head to stop hurting, it has been hurting him pretty bad, so could you please make it better?...and God please help me to get over this bad cold...and God thank you for the sunshine and God bless my brothers and Mommy." I've also heard things like "and God thank you for all the cars and trucks and Thomas the train...and...and....