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Helping Children to chat with God about the things that worry them.

Invite children to draw around their hand in the middle of the circle, and if they want, to colour in the words of the Bible verse. The poster can be stuck up on a wall in their room or on the fridge wherever is easy for the child to access. When they are worried about things they can come and place their hand in the middle of the circle, read the verse and chat with God out loud or in silence about the things they are worried about.

Encourage your child/ren to read aloud the verse and think with you about what it means to pray and give our worries to God—does it mean that everything will suddenly be better or that the worry will disappear?

Just as a guide, you could say something like:

Giving our worries to God means that when we feel worried, scared, or sad, we can chat to God about it – we often call this prayer. It’s a bit like giving God a heavy backpack full of worries and saying, “God, this is too much for me. Can you help me carry it?”

Does God take away the trouble? Sometimes He does, and things get better quickly. Other times, the trouble might still be there, but God promises to be with us and help us through it, so we’re not alone. He gives us strength, peace, and people to help us too.

A simple page to print and give to families to help encourage prayer through the summer holidays, whatever the weather! Download your copy HERE 

Click the relevant file image above to download and print.

A fun and simple way to help children learn the Lord’s prayer. Download the file you want, cut out the box template, fold along the dotted lines and stick the tabs to create our prayer box. Card works best and will last longer but can be made with paper too.

Take Heart Prayer Reminders

Draw a heart on a stone.  Pray for courage and strength for the journey ahead:

1. for those closest to you – family, friends and neighbours
2. for those who point the way – our teachers
3. for those who are in leadership – our government and community leaders
4. for our weakest members – babies, the elderly, those who are ill or grieving
5. for yourself

Carry the stone in your pocket this week.  Every time you grasp it, remind yourself of this truth:

God is Here.  Take Heart.  Do not be afraid.

If families are connecting with the service from home, invite them to hide some of their stones with hearts in dark places in their house and then invite the children to search for the stones in a treasure hunt.  When they find them, they are reminded that God is with them, even in dark places, and to take heart.

Click on the link to explore different ways to use floating prayers and for some templates.

FLOATING PRAYERS