Teaching a Child to Pray in Bible Class

Lately I’ve been thinking about what an honour it is to teach a child to pray.  Hopefully, this is only a beginning of a life of prayer.  What will this child pray about in the years to come?  Will they pray for me when I am old?

I am drawn closer to God when I hear a young one pray.  When a child prays to God about a sick pet or a scary “monster” I am reminded that my Heavenly Father also listens to my heartfelt prayers and cares about my concerns and fears.

I’ve created a page on my website called Prayer in Bible Class to help teachers guide their students in prayer.

Here are a few of the topics covered in Prayer in Bible Class:

• Who and What Children Pray About
• Respecting Children
• Inappropriate or Silly Prayers:
• Celebrate the Answers!
• Finish the Sentence Prayer
• Chain Prayer
• Prayer Pail
• Five Finger Prayer
• Prayer Tree
• Post-It Prayers
• Bible Stories that Emphasise the Theme of Prayer

And Here are a few videos I’ve found about children praying. They really made me think so I thought I would share.

Kid’s Prayers (1 minute 50 seconds)
http://vimeo.com/6928257

Innocent Prayers of Children (1 minute and 44 seconds)
http://www.godvine.com/The-Innocent-Prayers-of-Children-13.html

What do children pray for? (1 minute and 8 seconds)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0faiprt4To