Hallelujah Moment!!

  I'm very excited to reflect on a wonderful "Hallelujah" moment we experienced tonight!

  For several weeks we have been working our way through a book called Window on the World, every evening reading about a different country or people group and praying over the specific physical and spiritual needs of those people.  We have been taking turns, the girls and I, in closing prayer.  One night I'll pray, the next M, the next J.

  However, when it comes too L we have been hitting quite a roadblock.  It behooves me why anyone, let alone a child, would struggle to talk to God.  But if you know L, it makes a little more sense, not because it is God, but because it is an open ended task without clear and set boundaries as to how it should be done.  In times past, she has gone so far as to have meltdowns when I've tried to explain that you can tell God anything, crying and sobbing out loud.  I encourage, but it has come down to me saying, "Ok, repeat after me."
 
  Can you guess what hurdle we cleared tonight?  After reading about the homeless and street children around the world, leading to discussions on adoption and appreciation for having loving parents and families, our time for prayer came and since everyone seemed to have something to say, I asked, "Who would like to pray?"  M & J volunteered immediately.  And I hear this teeny tiny voice next to me chime in, "I think I know what I can pray, mama."

  So we let L go first and took turns all praying.  My heart could burst listening to her intercession for the children living in sewers and families broken over alchoholism.  Lord, thank you!  Let their hearts beat for You, let their compassion manifest Your love through their lives!
 
  Something else I found interesting, was the way each child got something unique and different from what we read.  Hearing their prayers, and in light of having quizzed them that afternoon to gain insight into their learning styles, I was struck how three children could hear the same information, and have completely different impressions left on their hearts.  I mentioned L's take, M prayed against child abuse and for those who helped minister to the children, and J prayed she would always have a heart for adoption and that she would always remember how lucky she is to be loved.
 
  Scripture talks about the church, like a body, having many parts that contribute many different functions.  Our family is a beautiful example of five unique individuals, with their own attributes, gifts, and talents, working together as one.  For God's glorification, I pray.