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Apparently, Jesus needs a Kleenex

Some of my best conversations with my daughter Lily (almost 5 years old) happen during bathtime.  Something about this quiet time together makes us both relax and share stories from the day.  Last night, we had a conversation that literally left me in tears, so I thought I would share it with you.

Lily: “Mom, why does Jesus want us to pray for snot?”

Me: “WHAT?  Snot?  Who told you that?”

Lily: “It’s in our prayers, Mommy.  We pray for snot everyday.  Duh….”

Me: “I don’t know, Lily.  I can’t say that  have ever directly prayed for snot.  What in the world are your talking about?”

Lily: “You know, Mommy….in the Our Father…..we say ‘lead us snot into temptation.’  We are praying for snot.”  <giggles>

Me (trying to contain the laughter):  “No, Lily.  It says, ‘lead us not into temptation’ in the Our Father.  There is no mention of snot, sweetie.”

Lily:  Well, that’s just silly.  I want to pray for snot.  Jesus wants me to pray for snot.

Sometimes, there is just no reasoning with a 5 year old.  So we just concluded that maybe Jesus needs a Kleenex.

AMEN (or should I say, ACHOO).

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