Kiyomi's Sharing...

Recently the wisdom of a child at my workplace touched me. I work at a children’s home where they come from dysfunctional or abused families. There was this child who had the opportunity to talk to his father in prison through the webcam that the home and the prison had started trying out for the first time.

During that time, the child had a casual conversation with his father, asking him about what he usually does in the prison. His father told him that he reads the bible, exercise, work, etc…The boy suddenly interrupted his father and told him that he was forgetting something. The father thought for a while but finally he asked his son what it was. The boy then replied, ‘daddy, you forget to pray and you have to remember to pray for His forgiveness everyday.’ When I heard this, I was very touched indeed.

What a statement coming from a twelve-year-old child. He had not forgotten the importance of prayer. Not only did he tell his father to pray, he also reminded him to pray for God’s forgiveness. Maybe it was what this child had to go through at a tender age that led him to realize more so than us the importance of prayer and the need to ask for God’s forgiveness daily. Even I have to admit that at times I do take His forgiveness for granted, thinking that ‘oh well, anyway God will forgive, so don’t need to confess my sins and ask for His forgiveness. I might as well spend more time praying for His blessings’. Yet this boy simply reminded me that we cannot stop at adoration, thanksgiving and supplication in our prayers.

We still need to confess our sins and ask for His forgiveness daily.

I hope that this boy has not only encouraged me but will encourage you as well! =)