Psalm 101:1
Common English Bible
Oh, let me sing about faithful love and justice!
I want to sing my praises to you, Lord!
As a family we often went on short trips like up onto Mt. Wachusett,
and every once in a while, we would drive for hours to Grandma and Grampa’s
home. We had our share of “Are we there yet?” or “When are we going to get
there?” whines. Sometimes it was a scream or shout, “Mommy, Esther’s got my
crayon!” or “Daddy, Ricky’s leaning on me!” or even worse, “Stop it! Mommy,
Julia pinched me!”
Often someone would start singing, “This little light of
mine, I’m going to let it shine…” Then it progressed through “Won’t let Satan (whew)
it out.” For twenty minutes or more we would sing all the songs we could
remember. Many of these songs were ones of praise and love. Of course, we sang
some foolish ones too like “I know an old woman who swallowed a fly”.
Peace would reign in the car. The miles seemed shortened,
and we would arrive at our destination rested and full of life and vigor.
On longer trips Mom or I would read a book. As Esther got
older, she introduced us to books like The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe,
by C. S. Lewis. This led to discussions on the sacrifice of Christ on the cross
for our sins and many other vital Christian topics.
We had no mechanical dishwasher in the house, so we
organized the family into doing the dishes. Daddy was asked to read as we did
them. Preschool Ricky insisted that we read the whole King James Bible,
including all the “begats” and “the Lord
spake unto Moses saying, ‘speak unto the children of Israel saying …’” Because
we explained the old phrases and words, Shakespeare was no mystery to the kids
later on. The kids attended parochial schools and often found they knew more
about the Bible than their teachers! That legacy was important to their lives,
and they are still influenced by it.
We praise You, Lord,
for making home life just a little bit better!
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