When I was a young girl, I was afraid of the dark. I'd come into my mom and dad's room saying, "I'm scared!!" My mom would say to me, "You don't have to be afraid because you pray. Jesus is always with you." At that point, I'd go back to my bedroom, say the guardian angel prayer, the Our Father, and go to sleep.
I find myself saying the same things to my boys. I even hear my boys reiterating it to each other. Edwin would say to Alex, " You don't have to be afraid. Jesus is with you."
As an adult, I have more substantial fears-job stress, the economy, sickness, sadness... the litany is ongoing. I remember what I learned as a child from my mother, and what I now teach my sons. It still applies today. As an adult, I have to let go and trust God, just like I did as a little child, just as my children are now doing. We all need that childlike confidence that God will always take care of us.
I find myself saying the same things to my boys. I even hear my boys reiterating it to each other. Edwin would say to Alex, " You don't have to be afraid. Jesus is with you."
As an adult, I have more substantial fears-job stress, the economy, sickness, sadness... the litany is ongoing. I remember what I learned as a child from my mother, and what I now teach my sons. It still applies today. As an adult, I have to let go and trust God, just like I did as a little child, just as my children are now doing. We all need that childlike confidence that God will always take care of us.
