Lamb

last night i woke from my dream. 

"MOMMY!  MOMMY!"

down i went to my little girl.

she had a bad dream.

i found lammie for her as she moved over.

"mommy could you pray and sing 'mazing grace?"

i lay down with her.

"did you see i gave you lots of space so i could cuddle back in?"

i hugged her and began praying.

then it was time for 'mazing grace.

after, she whispered

"mommy, can you sing redeemer?"

There is a Redeemer

Jesus, God's own son...

"mommy, is it saying Jesus is a redeemer?"

'yes, because he is. when he died on the cross so we could one day live with him & God.'

"mommy, i hope...do you think when Jesus is all done making my house that he'll make me another lammie...so i don't miss lammie... but with big ears?"

**She has chewed lammie's ears right off**

'I don't think you'll need him to, but that would be cool, eh.'

she then asked if i would pray to ask God if he could ask Jesus to do that for her.

I did.

"ok, you can finish redeemer now."

There is a redeemer

Jesus, God's own son, 

precious lamb of God, Messiah...

"did you say lamb?"

"oh yeah, that's right, for The Lion and the Lamb."

i explained briefly why he is the lamb 

then as she cuddled closer i asked her:

'if Jesus is a lamb, couldn't you cuddle with him?'

she nodded.

i finished singing. 

we lay cuddled a little longer then 

'Mommy, i think i can fall asleep now."

i headed back up to my bed.

what a sweetheart.

her theology may not be spot on...

in fact my explaining may not be spot on.

but the conversations are there.

her mind is working it out as a 5 year old mind does.  

she surprises me with questions and comments regularly, 

and i love these moments.

 lammie (and bear) with big ears.

unfortunately she called me back down 15 minutes later.

i cuddled in, prayed and this time the request was Jesus loves me.

i sang it twice.  

we lay together for a bit, then i kissed her nose and she mumbled 

'i love you, see you in the morning."