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    You probably remember the prayer Samuel’s mother prayed in 1 Samuel, when she thanked God. She said, “I’ve prayed for this child. And the Lord has granted me what I have asked. So I’ll give him to you, Lord. For his whole life he’ll be given over to you.”

    One little boy said about the same thing in American shorthand when he said, “Parents are babysitters for God.” Isn’t that neat? Babysitters for God! What a high and holy profession

    These precious children are indeed gifts entrusted to parents for a short while. They’re not ours, they’re God’s. Even when they spill the milk and rip their pants and get into fights with their sister.

    And parents are there as God’s babysitters to see that they have good models, and a chance to make this world a better place.

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