There are as many times, places, reasons and ways to pray as there are people in the world. Prayers may include movement or stillness, words or silence, bowed heads or raised hands, joy or anger, gratitude or confusion. Prayer is your time with God, and God can handle whatever you bring to your time together.
Eating meals together as a family is a good way to connect and strengthen family bonds. Praying over a meal is how we learn gratitude for the blessings of food and companionship. Choose a prayer, or create one of your own!
Here are some we use at camp:
Johnny Appleseed - Oh the Lord is good to me, and so I thank the Lord - for giving me the things I need, the sun and the rain and the appleseed, the Lord is good to me. Amen.
The Addam's Family - (sung to the tune of "The Addams Family" tv show tune) - We thank you for this food God, and everything you do God. We thank you for this food God, and for our family. Da, da, da, da! Da, da, da, da! Da, da, da, da! Amen.
Superman - (sung to the Superman theme) - We thank you God for giving us food. Thank you God for giving us friends. For the food we eat and the friends we meet! Thank you God for giving us food. Amen.
For health and strength and daily food we give you thanks oh God!
Here are some we use at camp:
Johnny Appleseed - Oh the Lord is good to me, and so I thank the Lord - for giving me the things I need, the sun and the rain and the appleseed, the Lord is good to me. Amen.
The Addam's Family - (sung to the tune of "The Addams Family" tv show tune) - We thank you for this food God, and everything you do God. We thank you for this food God, and for our family. Da, da, da, da! Da, da, da, da! Da, da, da, da! Amen.
Superman - (sung to the Superman theme) - We thank you God for giving us food. Thank you God for giving us friends. For the food we eat and the friends we meet! Thank you God for giving us food. Amen.
For health and strength and daily food we give you thanks oh God!
Creating bedtime rituals is a good way to end the busy-ness of the day and prepare for rest. Here's an activity that may help take the hassles out of bedtime. Better Bedtime Routines
Prayer Activities
Create Prayer Flags - Use fabric or paper to write or draw your prayers. If you hang fabric flags outdoors, as they wear, the threads will come loose and your prayers will be scattered with the wind.
Prayer Flag link
Prayer Flag link
Make Prayer Beads - many faith traditions use beads as an aid to prayer. Different shapes, sizes or colors may remind you of things for which you want to pray.
Prayer Beads link
Prayer Beads link