Learning to Pray

Last night, I had a talk with an old friend on the computer. One thing she said to me really struck home. She said that I had something she never had.. Faith. I guess I have always taken that for granted. Of course I have Faith. Jesus Christ is my Lord and Savior. After all he has done for me, how could I not have Faith in him? But if you think about it, I was raised with the unquestioning knowledge that this is true. I never had to do any "soul searching" or "make the decision to invite Christ into my heart". I was instilled with these facts from the time I was a baby. I was baptized as an infant, and with that, I was marked as Christ's own forever. I attended church regularly. I went to a catholic Jr. High school where I went to church twice a week with the catholic kids, even though I wasn't. No matter to me. Church was church.
It certainly was no accident that I was instilled with this knowledge and faith. My mom planted the seed in me, as her mom planted the seed in her, as her mom planted the seed in her. Here is a two page layout of my Great Grandmother, who was instrumental in guiding the faith of our family. I wish I had known her, but the values she passed down landed on me.

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Now, I am a mother of two, and I am doing everything in my power to instill my children with the same knowlege, the same peace of mind and of heart, the same special bond that I feel with Christ. When Edith was a baby, I used to sing to her this song I learned in jr. choir.

Good morning Jesus, good morning love
we know you came from Heaven above
your Holy Spirit moves like a dove
Good morning Jesus, good morning love

Good morning Jesus, good morning light
your drive the darkness away like the light
I couldn't see but now I walk with your sight
Good morning Jesus, good morning light

Good morning Jesus, dear Lord and King
we want to please you in everything
and so in joy we lift our hearts up and sing
Good morning Jesus, good morning king

We say grace and thank the Lord for our food, we say prayers at night, and thank the Lord that we are together as a family. We thank God for all we have been blessed with, and we ask for prayers for family and our friends in need. And now, I have a friend in need. For her, I write this post, and for her, I will pray daily.