Talking About Prayer
Does your family have special times to pray together? Many families have mealtime or bedtime prayers together, but family members also have their own times of individual prayer.
Here's an activity your family can do together to talk about your prayer times. Pick a time when the family can be together. Invite family members to bring special items that are important to their prayer life. Some examples might be: a Bible, a cross, or a copy of a special prayer. Your family might think of many others!
Copy the statements below onto slips of paper (or print out a copy of this page and cut apart the questions). Let each family member draw a slip of paper and complete the statement. Keep going until all the slips have been drawn:
My favorite time to pray alone is: ____________________.Finish your time together with a prayer like this:My favorite place to pray alone is: ___________________.
Sometimes I forget to pray when: ____________________.
A time when I really felt God was listening to me was: __________________.
Something that could help me to remember to pray more is:________________.
A time when I wasn't sure God was listening to me was: __________________.
My favorite time when we pray as a family is: _____________.
One thing I've been praying about lately is: ____________________.
When I pray, I always thank God for:________________________.
A person who taught me a lot about praying was: _____________.
I think we should pray for the people of ___________ because ____________.
One time I wish I had prayed was _____________________________.
One time when God answered my prayer in a way I didn't expect was: _________.
A song or hymn that reminds me to pray is: ___________________.
Loving God, thank you for always hearing our prayers. Help us to remember that we can pray to you any time and any where. Amen.
From page 16 of Pockets®, March 1998. Copyright © 1998 The Upper Room®. All Rights Reserved. Do not reproduce without permission of the publisher.