Out of the mouth of babes...............Our Lord's Prayer
By Jennifer C
@jennyjoy (1957)
Bangalore, India
October 11, 2016 9:13am CST
When my children were young ,my son six and my daughter four years old,I thought it was time they said their prayers before going to bed. So we started with the Lord's Prayer. All went well for about a week .I would say a line and my babies would repeat it after me. This one night we started as usual and all was well till we reached the line........."give us this day our daily bread" My son repeated it but my daughter refused to. I tried several times to make her say it,but she wouldn't. So I asked her why she wasn't repeating the line......pat came the answer " I don't want only bread......I want bread and butter." Photo courtesy- pixabay
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@1creekgirl (41812)
• United States
11 Oct 16
That was so cute! My grandson was so upset when he found out he was going to be an uncle at the age of six. We learned he thought the moment the baby was born, he would turn into a grown-up man uncle and he wanted to still be a kid!
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
13 Oct 16
The reason Jesus said only directed us to pray for our daily bread was because some of of us want butter and some of us want margarine or peanut butter and so we have to tailor the prayer to our own likes and needs. 1 person likes this
@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
15 Oct 16
@jennyjoy Some call the 'Our Father' prayer a model prayer. It lists what to pray for in general. We can personalize it so it fits our situations throughout our life. Notice what Jesus said in Matthew 6:7 Authorized (King James) Version But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.
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@jennyjoy (1957)
• Bangalore, India
16 Oct 16
@1hopefulman maybe my little one was wise beyond her years ,so she personalised it to her understanding.
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
11 Oct 16
lmao that is adorable! Kids are so literal. You never know what they will say.
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@kellyr634 (416)
• United States
11 Oct 16
Sha little heart!
That is too cute! I love hearing stories like these.
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@jennyjoy (1957)
• Bangalore, India
16 Oct 16
I tried to but she was to young to understand the concept.
@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
18 Oct 16
That's an honest answer form a child! so cute!
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@jennyjoy (1957)
• Bangalore, India
18 Oct 16
An honest answer,indeed.Children take things so literally.
