Chris Pratt opened up about one of his most emotional fatherhood moments.
In a recent personal article in Maria Shriver’s Sunday Paperthe 46-year-old actor reflected on how his spiritual world changed after the birth of his eldest son, Jack.
The Jurassic world actor recalled how he has always been connected to faith since childhood. He began with an intimate reflection: “I was baptized in a Catholic Church and have believed in God since childhood.”
As the actor grew up among Catholic, Lutheran and Evangelical churches, Chris noted that he had always been aware of “the healing power of grace.”
The actor and film producer said his inner world “followed cycles of sin and forgiveness; a pattern of rebellion, shame and mercy on repeat’, until a moment of weakness forced him to pray again.
“When my son Jack was fighting for his life, I was back on my knees begging God for a miracle,” Chris revealed.
“I promised that if Jack survived, I would dedicate my life to sharing God’s message. This time I meant it,” he added.
For those unfamiliar, Jack, who Chris shares with ex-wife Anna Faris, was born nine weeks premature and remained in intensive care for about a month.
Since Jack is now 13 years old, Chris continued, “Not a day goes by that I don’t thank God for his life, and for the lives of my other children.”
While acknowledging the unanswered prayers of other parents, Chris wrote, “I know there are countless parents praying the same prayers and not getting the answer I got. My heart is always with them.”
Chris and Anna, who first met in 2007, married in 2009 and split in 2017.
Later, Chris married Katherine Schwarzenegger, Arnold Schwarzenegger’s daughter. The couple are parents to three children: daughters Lyla and Eloise and son Ford.
