This conversation was overheard between Johanna (14) and Eliana (9) as they laid in their bunk beds trying to go to sleep tonight.....
Ellie: "What do you dream about?"
Johanna: "Sometimes bad things."
Ellie: "You know what I do when I have bad dreams? I pray to Jesus! Then I go back to sleep and I'm not afraid anymore."
Johanna: "Don't know how to pray."
Ellie: "Yes you do. Just pray like this, 'Dear God, please help me not be afraid. Please take away the bad dreams. Amen.' "
Johanna: "But I not know good English...."
Ellie: "Oh, that doesn't matter. You can pray to Jesus in Chinese! He understands everything!"
SO sweet!!!!
ReplyDeleteHow precious!
ReplyDeleteThis warmed my heart:) How absolutely precious!
ReplyDeleteThis is so cute! Wisdom from the mouth of babes. :)
ReplyDeleteTo think not long ago she had no hope, but now she has the comfort she needs!
ReplyDeletelove, love, love!
ReplyDeleteThis makes my heart smile! What a precious blessing that you could overhear that one!
ReplyDeleteso beautiful, and so true!!!
ReplyDeleteWow! Gave me chills.
ReplyDeleteSo thankful that He does understand everything.
Thank you for posting this. I needed that reminder today.
Very good advice from Ellie. :-)
ReplyDeleteWe brought our son home when he was 13. He's now 15 and a Christian. He's still not real comfortable praying out loud but I've told him before to pray in Chinese, which he's done. We certainly don't know what he's saying but God does.