A nightmare

 As mother we always try to ease the plain that children may have. I hate to see kids suffer or cry but sometimes you gotta let them learn on their own. When my son was younger and we use to go to mass at 8am on sunday morning I preferred letting him sleep in that bothering to go to Mass... The consequences came when I tried taking him and he did not want to stay in or have to patience to wait to the end. I have to admit that it's still a small challenge and week by week goes that I take him... it's a matter of time so he slowly starts understanding...  I as his mother want him to understand what faith is and that without it sometimes fears can feel out of control...

With that said, last night around 4am my son had a nightmare... (I always check the time on my phone) And I was so tired I was falling back asleep so he calls me again... "Mom, I had a nightmare" so instead of him crawling into my bed, I crawled into his... lol (I know, I baby him sometimes but he's my baby ) As I was getting into his bed I told him that we had to pray so that we would feel better. He gave me a kiss and I started  to fall asleep... "mom, we have to pray!" I gave him a kiss and I started praying,

 "Padre nuestro, que estas en el cielo, santificado sea tu nombre,
venga a nosotros tu reino; hagase tu voluntad en la tierra como en el cielo.
Danos hoy nuestro pan de cada dia; perdona nuestras ofensas, 
como tambien nosotros perdonamos a los que nos ofenden;
no nos dejes caer en la tentación, y libranos del mal.
Amen"

I thought he was asking me to pray.... Well he was but he started praying after me... so I slowed down and said the words slow enough for him to repeat what I was saying... I was so happy he was praying and having faith that with prayer he would be able to start defeating his fears and nightmares that sometimes wake him up.  Oh and when I pray I pray in Spanish since that was the way I was brought up... going to Spanish Mass but I know my prayers in English especially when I go to English mass ... it's just my custom since it's a habit...  But, the translation in case you're wondering :)

The Lord's prayer "Our Father"
"Our Father, who art in heave
hallowed be thy name;
thy kingdom come;
thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven
Give us this day our daily bread;
and forgive our trespasses
as we forgive those who trespass against us;
and lead us not into temptation
but deliver us from evil.
Amen"