He came for us

I've just begun learning about the Classical style of education. So far the gist of what I'm learning and the stuff that seems most applicable for us now is that young kids' strength is in memorization so thoughtful parents need to seize the day! Our kids are fairly bilingual and this is blatantly obvious daily to us.

For several months, Matt and I have been reading scripture aloud to our kids before breakfast and before bedtime. There's another post to be written about this practice in our home. It's been a real joy for us and I do believe it is a blessing (Rev. 1:3) for our kids.

But for now, we've picked a few excellent poems and hymns in addition to that to feed our kids' minds (instead of "irreverent little ditties" like Douglas Wilson talks about) and we're trying to read them and speak them and say them and talk about them and sing them all the time... as often as we can.

This poem has been a sweet one for us and our kids. Thanks Kevin Hartnett for sharing this beautiful poem on your blog.

“He came to free a people,
For ‘Jesus’ was His name;
To bear the sins of many,
The Lord of Love, He came.
He numbered with transgressors;
God’s judgment He withstood.
The splinters of the manger
Foretold a cross of wood.

He came for us, true Son of Man,
He came to pain and strife.
The Promised One, Emmanuel,
He came to bring us life!”

- Kevin Hartnett, (December, 2005)