This morning, I gathered the kids in the living room prior to heading off to school. One of our closest friends was having a test later in the day to rule out a potential speed bump on his Road of Life, and I felt it appropriate (and necessary) to ask the universe to watch over him.

We stood in a circle, folded our hands, and commenced morning prayer.

“Dear Lord,” I began.

“Dear Lord” “Lord” “Good Day” I heard echoing around me.

“Okay, how about if I say the first part of the prayer and then each of you can add something?” I suggested.

I said a few words, asked our Creator to watch over our dear friend, and then asked if anyone had anything to add.

My eyes were closed, but the breeze to my left announced that Jack’s hand had shot into the air.

“Jack,” I invited.

“Please take care of our friend,” asked Jack.

“And please forgive my mother for not being on her knees,” requested Grace.

“Grace, it’s not your turn,” I advised.

“ME! ME! I have something!” announced George.

“Yes, George, go ahead.”

“Um…well…um…oh…I…mmm…”

“Today George.”

“I forgot.”

“Anyone else?”

“OH! ME! ME! I remember!” shouted George, who was clearly jumping up and down as the ground was shaking and the dog had begun barking.

“Yes, George.”

“And please tell Mom to get me chocholate milk today at the coffee shop.”

Alrighty then.

Different strokes for different folks but thankfully, the strokes of some weren’t held against us as our dear friend’s test results were perfect!

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Has your child ever prayed for anything “outside the box?”