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I
and my husband have special place for prayer.
Most of our dates when we were still singles would always start with the
Eucharistic celebration and a rosary
before we go out and eat together.
We were not perfect couple though.
We falter a lot of times in our relationship but prayer strengthened as
both and made us survive until we hopped into marriage.
The
first night together after that joyful wedding started with the rosary. It was such a beautiful dedication and
thanksgiving to God after such a tedious preparation. When I got pregnant two months after that, what we constantly did every night was to
touch my tummy during our prayer
time. Despite the struggle with
my delivery, it was a joyful thanksgiving
when we safely had her 7 months after (hhhmmm yes and again she was
incubated for almost a month) the wedding.
At
the moment, I could declare God’s goodness as I slowly see our daughter
joyfully joining us in prayer at night. She
is such a lovely 1 year old girl that plays inside her crib every night
and immediately stops when she realizes that its family prayer time. Whether she would stay in her crib during
prayer time or stays in between me and
my husband trying to feel both our arms
beside her.
What
is my point in here? I realize that the
strength of a family lies not in our own skills and capacity to tame each other
in a relationship or the skills to raise our children. There is something more than the human
capacity that cannot be seen but can be felt in spirit so positively moving
each member of the family towards a life that we are called to do. Prayer is our strong advocate against any
form of temptation during those trying times in our family life. Prayer should see us through and should be
that life that should penetrate our family life like that of a blood that flows
through our veins.
As
for me and my family, prayer has taken its
roots. I would not claim that I
have such a perfect family life devoid of struggles and pains. Yet, with
prayer, it led us not to focus on the
struggles but on the victories, graces and God’s presence felt among us as our
love for each other is being purified.
Pray…pray
as a family…Let us all bring our family to God…that is our mission as parents.:-)
God
bless you all!
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