Jason Helopoulos

It feels like, oh, I feel like you've just been wrestling more than you have been worshiping with children on the couch or on the floor.

But there are other nights that it's just glorious.

It's wonderful.

Some nights they will get distracted, you will get distracted, and I feel like, oh, we just went through the motions and that was about it.

It was a night, I remember my kids, we were reading some passage, and I don't know how, but my son started talking about My Little Pony in the middle of family worship, and

My daughter, that of course set her off, and so we were on the My Little Pony path.

Then there was no getting off the path.

No matter what I said, all my erudite commentary upon the Scripture meant nothing compared to Rainbow Dash and Twilight Sparkle.

We were going nowhere.

And so it was, you know what, let's just close in prayer.

Let's give this one an amen.

But then there are other nights.

Other nights, I remember one weekend when my wife was away on a trip, and my kids are sitting there, and we're doing family worship up on their beds that night, getting them ready for bed.

And I remember reading the scriptures, and I remember my son saying, Daddy, would you just read more?

Now, maybe he was prolonging going to bed, but it's also he wanted to read more.

I remember praying that night with him, and I remember my son just hearing him pray and saying, oh, God, would you give me more love for you?

I remember my daughter praying right after him, oh, God, would you help me to obey you more?

Oh, that's a good prayer.

There are good nights like that.

It's well worth persevering in and keeping after.