A Prayer for Parents

  [361 words] Each of us know that prayer is very important. In our own lives we will pray at different times and for different reasons. We pray at meal times, when someone is having troubles in their lives (such as sickness, death or making difficult decisions). We also know that our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ prayed. In the Gospel accounts — Matthew, Mark, Luke and John — there are 62 instances of the word “pray” or “prayer.” Jesus prayed at the same time we pray: before making a decision, when someone was sick, when someone was distraught over the death of a loved one and before eating. As I was preparing and thinking about this article, I came across the following prayer. Just a good reminder for each one of us who are parents, grandparents or a person who just cares about and loves kids. “Heavenly Father, make…