Fear & Bedtime
🫂 When Mom or Dad Leave
Missing a parent is love with a worried face. You can keep a kiss in your pocket, a picture, or a prayer until you see them again.
Never leave
“Yahweh himself is who goes before you. He will be with you. He will not fail you nor forsake you. Don’t be afraid. Don’t be discouraged.””
Deuteronomy 31:8 · World English Bible
Always
“teaching them to observe all things that I commanded you. Behold, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.”
Matthew 28:20 · World English Bible
Remembered
“Behold, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands. your walls are continually before me.”
Isaiah 49:16 · World English Bible
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Say it
Practice Deuteronomy 31:8
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Yahwehhimselfiswhogoesbeforeyou.Hebewithyou.Hewillnotfailyounorforsakeyou.Don’tbeafraid.be
Pray together
Dear God, I do not want them to go. Please stay with me, and bring them back safely. Amen.
Two-minute challenge
Draw a heart on your hand and on your parent’s hand, and press them together before the goodbye.
Parent tip
Keep the goodbye short, warm, and specific about when you return, then follow that time.