I've shared before how the Lord uses my children to teach me and minister to me.  Tonight was no exception.  Awhile after putting them to bed, our 6yo cried out to me.  I went to the room, expecting to hear about a nightmare and pray for protection.  Instead, what I saw and heard were a body racked with sobs and a voice that cracked as it said, "Mommy,  this is just making me very sad.  I think this is what God is teaching me today.  You know the Building 429 song that says, 'When no one else knows how I feel?'  Well, I have been thinking about that, and it tells me that God takes care of me.  And I thought about my day with           .  And even though it was not a fun time (another child had not been kind to him or his brother), I know that God was taking care of me."  Wow.  He's listening to lyrics, and applying them to his daily life situations already.  (And I'd just said to my hubby the other night, "Can you imagine if we'd had contemporary Christian music to listen to while we grew up?"  We both wished we'd had it, maybe we wouldn't have listened to so much GARBAGE!  But that's beside the point.) 

After we talked for a few minutes, I heard this:  "This also makes me think of the Steven Curtis Chapman song that says His mercies are new every morning."  And we talked about that.  I asked him, "Are you crying because you're overwhelmed at how much God loves you?"  He nodded through tears and cried some more.  (Oh...the tug on a mother's heart to see this precious one love God THAT much!!!)  I asked him if he would like me to pray, and he nodded yes.  We prayed together.  As we finished, I could see that his body had calmed, his face had the look that reveals a spirit of peace, and he smiled through wet eyes.  He was ready to sleep now. 

What a blessing!  What a privilege!  As I prayed with my son, I thanked the Lord for the gift of faith that was given to this young one.  I thanked Him for speaking to the heart of this little boy and for loving him enough to graciously help him to understand it in the context of his daily life situations.  I thanked Him for the tender heart of this child who cares so deeply about the Lord and truly wants to learn the Truth and internalize it and live it out.  I thanked my dear son for calling me in to his room to talk about it.  I am so grateful.  Amazing Love, that the Lord would die for us, rise again, care for us, teach us...young and old alike.  And speak so clearly to the heart of a 6yo...Hallelujah!  What a Saviour!