Overview
- Pratt writes that he was baptized Catholic and grew up moving between Catholic, Lutheran and Evangelical churches.
- He recounts returning to prayer when his son Jack was in intensive care as a newborn and pledging to share God’s message if Jack survived.
- Jack was born prematurely and hospitalized for about a month, and Pratt says his son is now a healthy 13-year-old.
- Pratt says he thanks God daily for his children and expresses compassion for parents whose prayers go unanswered.
- The essay situates his reflections within his family life, noting he shares Jack with ex-wife Anna Faris and has three younger children with wife Katherine Schwarzenegger.