Already Begun in Us
Posted by TulipGirl | Under Theology for Girls Sunday Aug 17, 2008“Thou art our Shepherd; we are Thy flock.
Thou art our Redeemer; we are the people Thou hast bought back.
Thou art our God; we are Thine inheritance.
Therefore, be not angry against us to correct us in Thy wrath. Recall not our iniquity to punish it, but chastise us gently in Thy kindliness.
Because of our demerits, Thine anger is enflamed, but be mindful that Thy name is called upon among us, and that we bear Thy mark and badge.
Undertake, rather, the work that Thou hast already begun in us by Thy grace in order that the whole earth may recognize that Thou art our God and Savior.” Amen.
–a prayer of John Calvin
Hi, Tulip Girl! I have really enjoyed and been encouraged by your blog over the last several months. I am impressed by your children and your mothering. Thank you for this prayer from Calvin…boy, is it a good one!
This question may seem to random to you, but here goes…my eldest son will be turning 10 in a few weeks and my husband and I are thinking through ways to mark this birthday with significance. I wondered if you had any ideas or experience in marking significant family milestones such as this. I realize this may seem out of the blue, but from reading your blog, I think that I would appreciate your thoughts on this, if you have the time or inclination to reply.
In any case, thanks for what you contribute here!
Hi,
sorry this has nothing to do with the post. Does Laura have a blog? I know her husband’s but he never post any pics
Hi, Kit!
Thanks for the kind words!
Anyway. . . you asked about 10 y/o birthdays. For us, we actually DO have a tradition related to turning 10. Ten is when the boys each get their own “real” Bible. If your boys already have their own Bible, it may not have the same significance. For us, we’ve read aloud from the Bible to them or had them read portions in our Bible, but they haven’t had their “own” Bible as children.
(Personally, I just didn’t want them to have free access to some of the more disturbing elements of the Bible until they were older and I knew that they’d bring their concerns to me.)
For my oldest, we had a Johnny Cash-esque theme for 10 y/o. . . He got a Bible and a gun. (To be used when Daddy took him shooting on his cousin’s land.) For our second oldest, he got a Bible and. . . *blush* I can’t remember. But it was something that “fit” him well — not a gun!
Like you, I do think that 10 is an important milestone for our children. I’d really like to know what y’all end up doing.
Grace and hope,
Olya, I know! I wish I could see more pics of Laurichka’s little one! She doesn’t have a blog and doesn’t post pics often on facebook. I’m been asking Sam to post some, but so far. . . But, I talk with her every so often and it sounds like her little guy is growing well.