tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933812550305714351.post5337614120444802276..comments2023-09-29T12:11:46.071-07:00Comments on Tales of Wonder: How To Pray Like a Two-Year-OldMarlo Schaleskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04690265597462589967noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933812550305714351.post-7703780024053495192012-04-30T15:11:37.699-07:002012-04-30T15:11:37.699-07:00Mark,
Thanks so much for your comments on praying ...Mark,<br />Thanks so much for your comments on praying like a little kid. I very much appreciate your perspective (and that you even found this older post!). And I very much believe that God smiles on your prayers, looking on you, his beloved child, with love and joy!<br />--MarloMarlo Schaleskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04690265597462589967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933812550305714351.post-76630312525325384412012-04-29T11:40:22.201-07:002012-04-29T11:40:22.201-07:00I know that this post is already a bit older, but ...I know that this post is already a bit older, but it hit a nerve.<br />I mean, God loves us, but we give him so much grief. Yet he is also almighty and therefore obviously able to handle everything. Still, sometimes I pray to him expressing my hope that he is okay. He obviously is since he is almighty, but sometimes I feel the need to express my love for him by telling him in a prayer that I hope that he is okay. He knows that I care anyway, but sometimes I simply feel the need to simply tell him. In this sense I congratulate your daughter on her first prayer. She did not try to rationalise her prayer like I have just done, she simply did.<br /><br />Frankly, I hope that God smiles upon my prayer just as much as he must have smiled on your daughter’s prayer.Marknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933812550305714351.post-56973286631400889362010-06-04T09:26:36.378-07:002010-06-04T09:26:36.378-07:00Thanks so much! I'm glad you found your way h...Thanks so much! I'm glad you found your way here too, and I hope you'll continue checking back for other thoughts about life and God and kids and the wonder of Him! One easy way to get here (easy to remember, anyway) is through www.YourDeepLife.com. That address also goes directly to my blog here. :-)Marlo Schaleskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04690265597462589967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933812550305714351.post-31411141581756540532010-06-04T07:44:05.395-07:002010-06-04T07:44:05.395-07:00So glad I found the way here ... and the beautiful...So glad I found the way here ... and the beautiful lesson on prayer.S. Etolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01847206680320012887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933812550305714351.post-10960237688767081762010-06-03T08:40:55.191-07:002010-06-03T08:40:55.191-07:00I agree Janis. Opening our hearts to children als...I agree Janis. Opening our hearts to children also seems to open our hearts to God. And thanks, Jennifer! Joelle continues to have a real love for Jesus, which has been so fun to see develop over the years. I pray that she'll always be tender toward His leading in her life.Marlo Schaleskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04690265597462589967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933812550305714351.post-13111991448611923492010-06-02T22:44:23.175-07:002010-06-02T22:44:23.175-07:00This was a beautiful post. The children's hea...This was a beautiful post. The children's hearts are so pure at that age. I like Ann's insight that we must become like little children to enter the kingdom. And Jesus gathered the children around Him, He was not bothered by them. Our hearts need to be open to them as well.Janis Van Keurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07291628430833626275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933812550305714351.post-14301145911093987752010-06-02T20:30:30.050-07:002010-06-02T20:30:30.050-07:00Marvelous post. Your words stir within as I consid...Marvelous post. Your words stir within as I consider prayers that really touch the heart of Jesus. <br /><br />Joelle knows. She really knows.Jennifer @ JenniferDukesLee.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15934656581948719407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933812550305714351.post-83513781253029061042010-06-02T18:54:14.119-07:002010-06-02T18:54:14.119-07:00Thanks! Ooo, I like the "Thy Kingdom come el...Thanks! Ooo, I like the "Thy Kingdom come element" - that's a great point. And Laura, thanks so much for your encouraging words about this post!Marlo Schaleskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04690265597462589967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933812550305714351.post-34183026787346194542010-06-02T18:04:31.503-07:002010-06-02T18:04:31.503-07:00I'm there too, Marlo...trying to learn how to ...I'm there too, Marlo...trying to learn how to pray. This is a pretty good lesson! <br /><br />A very sweet post. I bright spot for me tonight. :)<br />lauraLaurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263995875732832349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933812550305714351.post-38384110274671573642010-06-02T11:20:16.518-07:002010-06-02T11:20:16.518-07:00Yes, I've always felt it could be boiled down ...Yes, I've always felt it could be boiled down to "Thy Kingdom come..."<br /><br />Actually, that somehow captures me and Jesus both. Because without that reality, we each grieve.<br /><br />Loved the center of this post particularly! :)L.L. Barkathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13333960142447144678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933812550305714351.post-46820855957958838202010-06-02T08:40:18.433-07:002010-06-02T08:40:18.433-07:00Thanks, all! I love listening to my kids pray (esp...Thanks, all! I love listening to my kids pray (especially the little ones). They are so straightforward and honest. They just tell God what's on their heart and mind with no concern for what the rest of us might be thinking about their prayers. They just talk to God - I love that!Marlo Schaleskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04690265597462589967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933812550305714351.post-89734658145670429872010-06-02T07:45:18.785-07:002010-06-02T07:45:18.785-07:00sigh, beautiful...sigh, beautiful...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933812550305714351.post-91364287697361864652010-06-02T05:30:47.319-07:002010-06-02T05:30:47.319-07:00you make me want to listen to my own children even...you make me want to listen to my own children even more...Kelly Sauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138861838948184728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933812550305714351.post-81800047094631151082010-06-02T03:35:37.638-07:002010-06-02T03:35:37.638-07:00What a great story! And so cute, too! Our pastor g...What a great story! And so cute, too! Our pastor gave pretty much this same sermon last Sunday on the innocence of children, and how we can learn from that as adults. This is a great example - and such a lesson of simplicity and a pure heart. Thanks for sharing about life from your dinner table!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933812550305714351.post-76057346765740894642010-05-26T15:43:38.346-07:002010-05-26T15:43:38.346-07:00Thanks, Ann! And you're right - you could get ...Thanks, Ann! And you're right - you could get a whole month of sermons out of those two little words. Amazing, huh?Marlo Schaleskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04690265597462589967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933812550305714351.post-16137952573762733332010-05-26T10:55:17.585-07:002010-05-26T10:55:17.585-07:00I *love* this post. Wow.
This is a beautiful exam...I *love* this post. Wow.<br /><br />This is a beautiful example of what Jesus must have wanted us to see (and hear) when He told us that to enter the kingdom of heaven we are to become like little children.<br /><br />This past weekend I visited a church where they did a drama sketch about a family that tried to have a family devotional time. The mom asked the dad to share his favorite verse, and possibly in an attempt to shorten the time, the dad said, "Oh, you mean 'Jesus wept'?" The mom said, "Yes. Okay, kids, repeat after me: 'Jesus wept.'"<br /><br />The kids repeated it with no feeling. She said it again, the repeated it. It was supposed to be silly, and it was humorous to see how forced everything was for the fictional family<br /><br />But I actually sat there thinking, "Wow, if that really sank into a person, you really could build a stirring devotional around 'Jesus wept.'"<br /><br />Your daughter already did.Ann Kroekerhttp://www.annkroeker.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com