PARENTING April 10, 2006 Issue

THREE STEPS AND A BOUNCE TO HEALING

SARAH BROKENSHA

ALL THREE OF OUR KIDS love to listen CDs on the way to school. It's a longish ride in the car, and what pleases us is that they welcome CDs with spiritual messages threaded through catchy tunes. They can't resist singing along—sometimes in very loud voices.

Their latest favorite is 3 steps and a Bounce,* which, as the first lines of the title song suggest, is a way they can pray, a way they can get quiet, so they can hear what God will say. The three steps are: Don't fear; say "No!" to any thought that denies God's allness; and listen to God's angel thoughts, which tell them they're safe, sinless, pure, and whole. And the bounce is a leap for joy—because they're "perfect all the while."