This Sunday, Family Sunday
School will be a bit different from what we usually do. Instead of having
stations with different crafts or projects we will have prayer stations. Each
station will focus on a different type of prayer and each will be experienced in
different ways. At one station we might represent our prayers with pipe
cleaners, at the next we might light incense, at the next we might put our hands
into sand... my point is that each station will be unique and useful for
children and parents alike. To get ready for Family Sunday School please share
these 5 words for 5 types of prayer with your
children.
Wow! Oops.
Thanks! Gimme. Why?
Wow! Prayers of adoration, or
perhaps more easily understood as praise. These are prayers that we make when
our hearts are soaring and we feel the presence of the Spirit around
us.
Oops. These are prayers of
confession and reconciliation. We pray an Oops prayer together every Sunday
morning and many of us include these in our personal prayer lives as
well.
Thanks! Prayers of thanksgiving are
an ancient and essential part of the life of the people of God. And they're just
good manners.
Gimme. Perhaps the most common of
prayers, those of petition, when we ask things of God. Don't let the word Gimme
put you off. After all scripture tells us that it is in asking that we shall
receive.
Why? Lament. A part of life and an
essential type of prayer. It's not always easy, but God is big enough to handle
our questions and our anger. And still love us no matter
what.
So whether
you're 2 or 62 these five words will help you remember 5 important types of
prayer. See you Sunday at 10am in Manning Hall to experience these types of
prayer!
Peace,
Lauren+
