Pray for Your Persecutors

Thanks to a local Catholic homeschooling group, we are getting into the habit of saying a family rosary every night. This is an abridged version (1 Our Father, 1 Hail Mary and 1 Glory Be) as our kids are not-quite 5 years, 3 years and 2 months old. So, we take what we can get and hope they are soaking up some of the faith in our imperfect execution. ;)

Before the rosary, we always go around and individual family members have the option of offering up intentions or stating whom they would like to pray for that evening. Sometimes the children have adorable offerings, sometimes they have none and sometimes they are interesting. A couple of weeks ago, Cavan was praying for different family members and Kellyn was having a fiery attitude (as is often the case when she doesn't nap . . . why don't I enforce those more regularly???).

Cavan: I'd like to pray for . . . um . . . Sebastian . . .
Kellyn: (with a slight wine) Noooo . . .
Me: He can pray for Sebastian if he wants to. Go ahead, Cavan.
Cavan: Um . . . and Tewyn (i.e. Kellyn) . . .
Kellyn: (with the shrillest scream) NOOOO!!!! NOOO!!! NOOO!!
Me: Kellyn, calm down, he was just praying for you.
Kellyn: (with furrowed eyebrows and a gruff, mean face to her older brother) Next time, you-- don't--PWAY FOR ME!!!

Ah, the lessons of Jesus within family prayer time . . .