Night-time prayers

P brought Christian home from school early yesterday, cos he needed the car in the evening.

I managed to work with Christian on the logico set, and generally spent more time with him. We even went for a walk downstairs, just the two of us, and had fun counting and climbing the stairs back home. I feel he was much happier and settled, thanks to our time together.

I attempted to put him to bed last night. Just after the lights were turned off (and the little blue night light came on), he blurted out of nowhere "Let's pray to God, mama."

I was soooo pleased and brightly assented. "Ok! Why don't you start and I'll follow on."

So off he went.. "Thank you God.. for the cheese! He make the cheese right, mama? then put in supermarket and we buy the cheese and we eat it up."

(I didn't have the heart to interrupt/ correct him right from the start, so I just went uh-hmm even though cheese is technically made from milk which comes from cows which are made by God. Oh. And just an explanatory note on the cheese - he was just commenting before the lights went out that a file in the room had a picture on it that looked like emmental cheese (with lotsa holes) on it.)

And then he continued.. "Thank you God.. for apples. I like apples, mama. he put them in supermarket.. no no.. market, then we buy right.."

Mother nods - "Yes yes.."

Boy continues "Thank you God for corn.."

Mother starts pointing thumbs vigorously at self. Boy gets hint.

"Thank you God for mamaaa...." Mother grins and nods with satisfaction.

"...and Christian, and Daddyyyy.. and meimeiiii.."

And so on he went.."Thank you God for toyyyysss, cos I need to play toys.. and for boooookks.. cos I love to read books.."

(You can tell what's important to this child..)

there was also thanksgiving for the door, gate, window grills.. etc etc., born out of his fear of the Big Bad Wolf.

I told him God must be smiling as He hears him pray now. He responded with a "God is in my heart right?" I said yes, and that we'll see Him some day. That prompted a "We need to take an aeroplane and fly to see Him."

I decided to change tack and let my son know that although we can't see God right now, it's ok. God loves Christian very much and that's why he gave him a Daddy and a Mama who loves him very much.. Daddy and Mama are God's helpers.

Christian kept quiet, absorbed and then changed topics. :) I think he didn't quite know how to respond.
Nonetheless, i'm so pleased he has started to remember and think about God.