Thank you, friend Jesus,
for my father who loves me,
for my grandfather who cares for me,
and for God, your father and mine,
who made me and is always with me.
How lucky I am!

—from Friend Jesus: Prayers for Children

Gaynell Bordes Cronin, nationally known author, lecturer, retreat director, religious educator and director of Children's Theater, gives workshops on rituals and family spirituality. She is a wife, a mother of four and a grandmother.

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