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Development Topics
Our Ultimate Priority as Parents
Pray for Your Child Faithfully
Dr. James Dobson speaks from his own experience:
“[W]hen our daughter, Danae, was only three years old [we] recognized that having a Ph.D. in child development was not going to be enough to meet the challenges of parenthood. That is why Shirley and I began fasting and praying for Danae, and later for Ryan, almost every week from the time they were young. At least one of us bore that responsibility throughout their childhoods. In fact, Shirley continues that practice to this day.
“Our petition was the same through the early years: ‘Lord, give us the wisdom to raise the precious children whom you have loaned to us, and above all else, help us bring them to the feet of Jesus. This is more important to us than our health or our work or our finances. What we ask most fervently is that the circle be unbroken when we meet in heaven.’
“Again, prayer is the key to everything.”
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