Why it is important to sing Sunday School songs to your children.

So last night was my first night on baby duty since bringing home Flannery and I forgot how frustrating and stressful it is to wake up every two hours or so to feed. I anticipated that I would be tired this morning, which I was, but I didn’t anticipate the grace of God to be revealed in a simple song.
Growing up, I remember a couple of things vividly that happened as a child. Among those memories is the deaths of every pet I had from early on until my teenage years, the terror I felt of being chased by a wild hog(for those of you who may doubt the possibility of my wild hog story, a modern day example: (www.tampabay.com/news/bizarre/article993809.ece) and my mother and father quoting scripture and singing songs to all of us in the car, outside in the yard, and at most any other time. Sometimes, I ignored it and other times thought it was goofy(especially later in my childhood) but I did remember singing those songs and hearing those bible verses attached to the songs.
So what does all this have to do with being tired and stressed out by early morning cries of hunger? Well, this morning through my bleary eyes and incoherent ramblings of “where’s my coffee grinder?” the song “This is the day that the Lord has made” popped into my head along with a memory of my mom smiling as she sang this song, probably a thousand times, with us. Immediately, I thanked God for the answer to prayer for strength and help.
It’s important to sing to your children songs of biblical meaning and importance for many reasons, but one of the reasons is that you never know when God will use that scriptural song to help your children in a time of need to comfort them, strengthen them, and remind them of the beauty of God and his handiwork that is revealed in every morning no matter how tired you might be.
Ps 118:21-24
I thank you that you have answered me and have become my salvation.
The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.
This is the Lord’s doing:it is marvelous in our eyes.
This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.