On Sunday mornings our church has a parenting class that is going through a series of videos by Paul David Tripp. The class has been incredibly helpful to Christine and I. (I would recommend you join us at 8:30 Sunday mornings at Grace Baptist Church.)
Now, I have read Paul David Tripp's book Parenting and really enjoyed it, but this video series and the conversations with other parents is so helpful. We're already employing his five questions to ask to get to the heart of our kids' issue when addressing a problem and it's working well with our four year old.
Today my mind was on my kids and how to raise them in a Christian home. I was thinking how glad I am that my kids were dedicated in a local church that is dedicated to helping us raise them and, quite frankly, raise us in the Lord.
As I was in the pew during Sunday service I sat instead of standing during songs because I was holding my sleeping baby. We don't use hymnals at church anymore but we still have hymnals in the racks. My four year old opened it to pretend as though he was reading the song we were singing. He just so happened to flip open to a hymn that I had never heard before. I glanced at the lyrics and was engrossed in the beautiful words. I came home and looked up the hymn on YouTube and thought I should share the lyrics and song with you, too. I hope you are encouraged by this wonderful, prayerful song today.
"A Christian Home" by Barbara B. Hart
O give us homes built firm upon the Savior,
Where Christ is Head, and Counselor and Guide;
Where every child is taught His love and favor
And gives his heart to Christ, the crucified:
How sweet to know that tho' his footsteps waver
His faithful Lord is walking by his side!
O give us homes with godly fathers, mothers,
Who always place their hope and trust in Him;
Whose tender patience turmoil never bothers,
Whose calm and courage trouble cannot dim;
A home where each finds joy in serving others,
And love still shines, tho' days be dark and dim.
O give us homes where Christ is Lord and Master,
The Bible read, the precious hymns still sung;
Where prayer comes first in peace or in disaster,
And praise is natural speech to ev'ry tongue;
Where mountains move before a faith that's vaster,
And Christ sufficient is for old and young.
O Lord, our God, our homes are Thine forever!
We trust to Thee their problems, toil, and care;
Their bonds of love no enemy can sever
If Thou art always Lord and Master there;
Be Thou the center of our least endeavor:
Be Thou our Guest, our hearts and homes to share.
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