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Have you ever heard of “Amen Crackers”? I hadn’t either until my
granddaughter, Amanda, came for a visit. Amanda is not quite two but
ever since her parents taught her to pray she always prays for each
individual thing on her plate.
One evening at suppertime Amanda was in the
high chair and I went over to the kitchen counter to fill her plate.
Her Mother had put three small crackers on her high chair tray to give
her something to eat while I fixed her plate. I watched as she bowed
her head and touched the first cracker with her index finger and said,
“Amen cracker”. She touched the next cracker and said, “Amen
cracker”, and then she went to the last cracker, touching it, and
again saying, “Amen Cracker.” She thought the tiny crackers were her
supper so she was saying her prayers.
Amanda has figured out that prayers have an
“amen” in them but sometimes she gets the “amen” at the beginning
instead of at the end of her prayers.
I got to thinking about the word, “amen” and
I found that in Hebrew the word “amen” means to confirm and it is
spoken to state, “so be it”. When we end our prayers with “amen” we
are reaffirming our dedication to God. Sometimes church members or
congregations say, “Amen”, to show confirmation or agreement when
something powerful is spoken from the Word of God.
Amanda’s prayer might seem very simple but
maybe she wasn’t so far off in what she was doing because she would
have been confirming her dedication to God first of all instead of at
the end. At any rate, we can gain wisdom from “the mouths of babes”.
I learned several things from Amanda and her “Amen Crackers”.
-I learned that prayer should be a priority.
-I learned that whatever is on my “plate” I
should be thankful for it.
-I learned I should keep it simple and be
specific.
-I learned to have faith and trust God even
when all I have is three crackers.
-I learned it is best to tend to my own
crackers that have been provided for me and allow God to fill my
plate.
-I learned to be patient. Even if I’m
sitting in a high chair, I can’t see what is going on in God’s kitchen
from where I sit.
-I learned to thank God for the small
things, and not complain, even if all I have is crackers.
-I learned it doesn’t matter if you get the
prayer backwards, God hears our hearts.
Have you thanked God for the crackers in
your life?
“In
everything give thanks for this is the will of Christ Jesus for you.”
(1 Thessalonians. 5:18)
Amen,
Pamela Perry Blaine
© June 23, 2008
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