I usually just
pray over my son before bed but he's getting to the age where I can pray with him too!
I loved the photo of your dad holding you, your playhouse, and your childhood family photo (how appropriately of you to be wearing your signature pearls), but my favorite picture is the one of your husband
praying over your son.
Not exact matches
After reading Faithful Families (and dog - earing nearly every page for Dan), I felt relieved — relieved I didn't have to understand theodicy before
praying a simple blessing
over my
son's bed at night, relieved I didn't have to know all the answers before staring in awe into a starry sky, relieved I didn't have to be free of doubt to be full of gratitude at our family's «gratitude café.»
I remembered Leesa at twenty - two as she held her infant
son Stephen, sang to him, and
prayed over him.
1 Corinthians 11:14 (Men should not have long hair) 1 Corinthians 14:34 - 35 (Women should remain silent in church) Deuteronomy 13:6 - 16 (Death penalty for Apostasy) Deuteronomy 20:10 - 14 (Attack city, kill all men, keep women, children as spoils of war) Deuteronomy 21:18 - 21 (Death penalty for a rebellious
son) Deuteronomy 22:19 - 25 (Kill non - virgin / kill adulterers / rapists) Ecclesiastes 1:18 (Knowledge is bad) Exodus 21:1 - 7 (Rules for buying slaves) Exodus 35:2 (Death for working on the Sabbath) Ezekiel 9:5 - 6 (Murder women / children) Genesis 1:3,4,5,11,12,16 (God creates light, night and day, plants grow, before creating sun) Genesis 3:16 (Man shall rule
over woman) Jeremiah 19:9 (Cannibalism) John 3:18 (He who believes in Jesus is saved, he that doesn't is condemned) John 5:46 - 47 (Jesus references Old Testament) Leviticus 3:1 - 17 (Procedure for animal sacrifice) Leviticus 19:19 (No mixed fabrics in clothing) Leviticus 19:27 (Don't trim hair or beard) Leviticus 19:28 (No tattoos) Leviticus 20:9 (Death for cursing father or mother) Leviticus 20:10 (Death for adultery) Leviticus 20:13 (Death for gay men) Leviticus 21:17 - 23 (Ugly people, lame, dwarfs, not welcome on altar) Leviticus 25:45 (Strangers can be bought as slaves) Luke 12:33 (Sell your possessions, and give to the poor) Luke 14:26 (You must hate your family and yourself to follow Jesus) Mark 10:11 - 12 (Leaving your spouse for another is adultery) Mark 10:21 - 22 (Sell your possessions and give to the poor) Mark 10:24 - 25 (Next to impossible for rich to get into heaven) Mark 16:15 - 16 (Those who hear the gospel and don't believe go to hell) Matthew 5:17 - 19 (Jesus says he has come to enforce the laws of the Old Testament) Matthew 6:5 - 6 (
Pray in secret) Matthew 6:18 (Fast for Lent in secret) Matthew 9:12 (The healthy don't need a doctor, the sick do) Matthew 10:34 - 37 (Jesus comes with sword, turns families against each other, those that love family more than him are not worthy) Matthew 12:30 (If you're not with Jesus, you're against him) Matthew 15:4 (Death for not honouring your father and mother) Matthew 22:29 (Jesus references Old Testament) Matthew 24:37 (Jesus references Old Testament) Numbers 14:18 (Following generations blamed for the sins of previous ones) Psalms 137:9 (Violence against children) Revelation 6:13 (The stars fell to earth like figs) Revelation 21:8 (Unbelievers, among others, go to hell) 1 Timothy 2:11 - 12 (Women subordinate and must remain silent) 1 Timothy 5:8 (If you don't provide for your family, you are an infidel)
On a different note, Christian folksinger Bob Bennett scored a hit with a song he wrote for his children while going through a divorce: «There is no such thing as divorce between a father and his
son / No matter what has happened, no matter what will be / There's no such thing as divorce between you and me... Sometimes I cry
over the things I can't undo / And the words I never should have said in front of you / But I
pray the good will somehow overcome the bad / And where I failed as a husband, I'll succeed as your dad.»
Before I begin this post I just want to thank each of everyone of you who were continually
praying for my
son Connor
over this past week.
Our sweet
son (was adopted)
prayed for a «baby sister» (and a puppy) earlier this year
over and
over before dinner.
And moving off to a safe distance,
over and
over the old priest
prayed to the
son of sleek - haired Leto, lord Apollo, «Hear me, Apollo!
My
son and I
prayed over them, and then took them home.
Layla, know that I am
praying God's grace and favor
over you, your husband, and your
son.
All of us have
prayed and watched
over your family on this long journey and soon you and your
son will be together for a lifetime of love.