Thursday, July 2, 2009

Gideon's Prayer

Another funny Gideon story from this morning...

We're sitting on the couch and he is looking sleepy.  So we often pray right before he goes to sleep, and I said, "Should we pray?"

He said, "Bible book?" (We usually read the Bible before he goes to sleep at night.)

I had the book of Luke up on the computer, so I said, "Yea, Daddy is reading the Bible.  And then I'm talking with Jesus."

Gideon looked blankly and sleepily, so I continued, "Yea, prayer is just talking to Jesus."

Gideon nodded.

"What do you want to say to Jesus," I asked.

"Jeez-a?" Gideon asked, "Peez."

"Please what?" I wondered what he was going to say.  I was waiting for something profound.  You know, please save me.  Please help.  Please with me.  Something amazing and theologically deep for a eighteen month old.  Gideon's eyes brightened, got real big, and he said...

"Pleez crackers!"  He clapped his hands and laughed and I gave him a big hug.

Please Jesus, send us some crackers.