The Evolution of My Children’s Ultimate Night Time Prayer to Jesus
By: Matthew Leo
Tags: Blessings, Lords Prayer, Prayer, Humor, Covid 19

Our version of the nightly pray time with our children very quickly went of the rails. What started off as The Lord’s Prayer, a nightly ritual we began when our little ones were only toddlers, quickly mutated and grew as my kids grew. Each night as my wife began to recite the words, my kids always found it fun and hilarious to interrupt, butting in with little questions and additives that usually had us cocking our head to one side in laughter and/or confusion. I have been wanted to put these words into writing for many years now. What you will find below is the Leo Family Version of the Lord’s Prayer. I often joke with my wife that we need to have someone created some kind of scroll with this embroidered on it, or perhaps have it sewn into a blanket. Okay, maybe not a blanket. Perhaps a very large quilt. You see, the prayer had grown quite long.

The evolution of the Lord’s Prayer in my home was due entirely to my children. When my wife led the prayer at night, my two youngest children, as early as three years old, were yelling out things to my wife that she needed to include in the prayer. These items were repeated, often with a sigh of acquiesce, and they were instantly inscribed into her memory. If ever she left out a part or two (which rarely happened), my two little angels were sharply quick to correct her. The true copyright of our prayer belongs to my children Tyler and Connor. I dedicate this article to them. May they teach the Leo Lord’s Prayer to their children and keep it for generations to come. :)

The Leo Family Prayer

Our Father, which art in heaven,

Hallowed be thy Name.

Thy Kingdom come.

Thy will be done in earth,

As it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread.

And forgive us our debts,

As we forgive our debtors,

And lead us not into temptation,

But deliver us from evil.

For thine is the kingdom,

the power, and the glory,

For ever and ever.

Amen.

Please bless me, Matt, Chris, Tyler, and Connor.

Keep us all well and safe.

Put circles of protection,

By the power of the blood of Jesus

Around each one of us,

Our home, our vehicles,

The vehicles we ride in,

And the people that drive the vehicles we ride in.

Let us all sleep well through the night,

And have good dreams and no bad dreams

And keep away all:

Allergies, asthma, exema, aches and pains,

Acid reflux, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea . . .

Headache, earache, itchy or watery burning eyes,

Stuffy nose, runny nose,

sore throats, swollen throats,

sneezing, coughing.

Keep all of our body parts,

Inside and out,

Free and clear of any

Sickness, disease and injury.

Keep away all of the Flus,

A, B, Swine, Bird, and Thunder,

And anything else that can make us sick.

Bless Grammy and Pappy,

Grandma and Pop Pop,

All of our Aunts, Uncles, and Cousins,

Keep them all well and safe

And put circles of protection,

By the power of the blood of Jesus

Around each one of them,

Their homes and their vehicles.

We love you Lord.

In Jesus name we pray,

Amen.

Side note 1(2012) : To this day, my wife and I still have no clue what in the world Thunder Flu is, but rest assured, we are safe from it, as the Lord, our God, knows to shield us from it. It still makes me chuckle when I think back to when Connor insisted it be included. Even from an early age, I knew that boy was going to grow up to become a comedian one day. In any event, we have so much bad stuff covered.

Side Note 2(2020): It is quite possible that this “Thunder Flu” is indeed in all actuality the Covid-19 virus, which means that my kids had some pretty right-on premonitions of this coming down the pipe, years in advance. So far, the blessing are holding.

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