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So, Danny, one time before a trip, I wrote a little postcard to my son. He was, I think, three and a half at the time.

And I left it for him on the kitchen table, and then I headed off to the airport.

And my wife told me that that night when he went to bed,

that postcard was underneath his pillow, that he went to sleep thinking about his dad,

which was, of course, the whole point of the postcard. I just thought, that's a marvelous

picture of God and me. I'm actually okay okay when I pray with God if I fall asleep.

Now that might strike somebody as odd, but I think if I fall asleep in my last thoughts

are communication with the God of the universe, he's okay with that. Teaching prayer to our kids

is a hard thing, but it can be as simple as just a little postcard. We're going to hear from

somebody who has some great insights in teaching about this, Dr. David Ireland, and here he is,

talking with Jim Daly. Let's turn to some of the practical advice for moms and dads. You have some

great ideas on how to make this really simple for parents who are listening.

So let's get to it.

You list three ways that children can develop the healthy habit of daily prayer.

One, having a place to pray, a time, and then take it from there, a place and time.

And an agenda. So I have three things to develop a habit of prayer. Set a place of prayer, set a time and then take it from there, a place and time and an agenda. So I have three things to develop a habit of prayer, set a place of prayer, set a time of prayer, and set an agenda of prayer. And when I say a set a place of prayer, your children need a private space, a place where they can call their own. And you may say, well, I have so many kids, there's no private space, but let's take a play out of the playbook of Susanna Wesley, the mother

of John and Charles Wesley. She had 19 children. Not many of our listeners have 19. I know. I can't

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