Restaurant Prayer

[Erich]

This is an oldie, but well worth repeating. Don't know if it is true or not but would like to think it is....

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Last week, I took my children to a restaurant.

My six-year-old son asked if he could say grace.

As we bowed our heads he said, 'God is good, God is great. Thank you forthe food , and I would even thank you more if Mom gets us ice cream for dessert. And Liberty and justice for all! Amen!'

Along with the laughter from the other customers nearby, I heard a woman remark, 'That's what's wrong with this country. Kids today don't even know how to pray. Asking God for ice cream! Why, I never!'

Hearing this, my son burst into tears and asked me, 'Did I do it wrong? Is God mad at me?'
As I held him and assured him that he had done a terrific job, and God was certainly not mad at him, an elderly gentleman approached the table. He winked at my son and said, 'I happen to know that God thought that was a great prayer.'

'Really?' my son asked.

'Cross my heart,' the man replied.

Then, in a theatrical whisper, he added (indicating the woman whose remark had started this whole thing), 'Too bad she never asks God for ice cream. A little ice cream is good for the soul sometimes.'

Naturally, I bought my kids ice cream at the end of the meal. My son stared at his for a moment, and then did something I will remember the rest of my life.

He picked up his sundae and, without a word, walked over and placed it in front of the woman. With a big smile he told her, 'Here, this is for you. Ice cream is good for the soul sometimes; and my soul is good already.'

The End

Sometimes, we all need some ice cream.

[francistbk]

If only we adults have the faith of a little child who treated God our Abba Father as he would his own father...your son demonstrated that in Christ Jesus, there's no distance between us and God. He delights in this when we don't treat Him as a fearsome God who distance Himself from us as that would put Him in bad light! He answers simple, ernest prayers that comes from the heart. We think that by the use of profound words,high sounding terms and long prayers, we can impress Him. Nothing is profound, nothing is too small (ice cream notwithstanding) or too big in His sight, nothing is perfect or worth His attention, except through Jesus!. That's why we can't pray in our own names but in Jesus name.

I know Abba Father is so pleased and smiling at your son! Please tell him :-*to go on and ask God for big things for the family and for Me as well !

francistbk

[michael01]

That is one of the best WITNESSES for our Lord.

Hopefully the lady also learned something about prayers and grace.