living prayers - contemporary prayers for today

contemporary prayers for today

closing prayer for class

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This page features three prayers which are suitable to use at the end of a lesson or the school day. They may be spoken by the teacher, or read by an older child. The first prayer is a simple rhyming prayer giving thanks for the day and asking for God's care until the next morning. The second is an example of a very short closing prayer for class, and the final prayer is suitable for closing a Sunday school lesson or school assembly with.

Closing prayer for class

We really want to thank you Lord for all we've done today.
Thank you for the fun times, the laughter and the play.
Thank you for the meal times, the writing and the drawing,
For each and every child that's here, all the learning and the growing.
Come take us by your loving hand, and hold us through the night,
And when the morning sunshine comes, please fill us with your light.

Amen.

(a simple closing classroom prayer suitable for primary {elementary} school aged children)



closing prayer for class

"Cheeky Monkey TV" ia a fun way of teaching prayer with children. In this episode we learn a beautiful prayer which thanks God for all that we learning in class:-


Short Closing prayer for class

Dear God,

Thank you for the things we have learnt, experienced and discovered through this day.
Help us to remember it all.
Please bless our rest and sleep tonight so that we can really enjoy our next day together.

Amen.

(a short prayer suitable for infant or junior school aged children)





Short Closing Prayer

(a rhyming prayer for young children to say, suitable for closing a sunday school class or school assembly with)


We thank you God for...

Every prayer we have prayed
Every song we have sung
All the things we have learned
All the laughter and fun

Thank you for all the joy you bring
And our wonderful times together
May we walk with you as each new day begins
This moment and forever

Amen.




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bible verses about teaching children

"Generation after generation stands in awe of your work; each one tells stories of your mighty acts."

(Psalm 145:4, MSG)


And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your strength. And you must commit yourselves wholeheartedly to these commands that I am giving you today. Repeat them again and again to your children. Talk about them when you are at home and when you are on the road, when you are going to bed and when you are getting up.

(Deuteronomy 6:5-7, NLT)


"Teach your children right from wrong, and when they are grown they will still do right."

(Proverbs 22:6, CEV)


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