Thank God for the sun, rain, and soil. And though these first two corporal works of mercy are very physical, they have a correlating spiritual aspect. We not only thirst for water, we thirst for the grace of God in our lives. To make this connection, buy and install a small holy water font in your child's bedroom. Your parish will probably provide blessed holy water if you ask.
All kids like to dip their fingers in water.
Four places to find God this summer From September through May, we put our kids into CCD classes or Catholic schools or sacramental preparation, hoping they'll learn to wrestle with questions of God and faith. We trust that what our children read and write and discuss there will wriggle its way into their hearts as well. The summer months, however, hold a golden opportunity for moms and dads to guide our kids into other paths leading to God's grace. The arts, she says in The National Catholic Reporter, give a taste of the beautiful to children surrounded by violence, both in the world around them and in the entertainment media. Gandhi thought this was essential to building the type of individual who in time of conflict or crisis draws from inner resources and does not bend to peer pressure.