I think one of my favorite times of the day is in the morning when Jared and I do our devotions. At 7am (when Jared is allowed to get up), we head downstairs and I get my morning cup of coffee, he gets a sippy cup of hot tea with honey. We sneak back upstairs (quietly, so as not to wake Will) and snuggle back into my bed with our drinks to read our bibles. After I am done with my reading for the day, we read one of his children's bibles together and talk about it.
I have fast forwarded through the Old Testament to the New Testament to really spend these several weeks leading up to Easter zeroing in on the life and ministry of Jesus. Today we started with the Last Supper and ended with the empty tomb. I've been pretty emotional reading through the ministry of Jesus with Jared, today was no exception. It gets me every time to think about how Jesus healed and cared about people no one else cared about. We've spent time praying together for Jared that he would be like that, too. I love his little spirit, he is so sensitive and sweet already. I have heard other moms talking about their first born sons and how they are in tune with their emotions, my Jared is no exception.
This morning when we read about Jesus' death, Jared became very somber and wanted me to hold him. I know it was hard for him to hear about how they killed Jesus. He kept saying, "Mom, I don't want them to kill Jesus. I like Jesus." and other similar things. It was sad for both of us to read and talk about Christ's suffering for us. I am so grateful for Jared's tender heart, he already loves Jesus and I think this morning was such a special time for us to have the chance to talk about God's plan, our own sin, the Lord's mercy, and justice. I'm looking forward to the next few days rejoicing with him as we read about the resurrection.
It is amazing to see the things his little mind can grasp at 3. I know he doesn't understand all of it - let's face it, I don't even understand all of it. Nonetheless, I am so grateful for the Lord's sacrifice and I am so grateful I get to share it with my sweet boy. I pray for the wisdom to impart these important truths to him and I pray for God's grace upon him that he would receive it with joy.
1 comment:
This is so beautiful! What a great idea to have special Mom and Jared time in the morning! And it is so inspiring to hear how he responds to what he hears with such transparency!! You have so much to be proud of.
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