“Dear God, I pray you heal my Mummy soon. And please don’t let anyone make fun of her when she goes out.”
Bedtime prayers of my 6-yr old.
“What made you pray that?”
Then I realized that for a whole year, she’d worn a little piece of tape on her forehead because of her forehead injury.
I’d come home feeling a little battered by comments and she knew.
Ah, how precious is the gift of empathy.
My heart is full.
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