Prayer
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Prayer is a wonderful gift from God, as we are able to talk to God about anything, at all times - and stilling our hearts to listen to what God has to say to us.
And it is a joy to share it with our youngest of disciples. Prayer can be personal, corporate, creative, silent, loud, contemplative, joyful, written, illustrated, sung, messy, and so much more. We have put together a few of our favourite resources and prayer ideas for you to try out - let us know what works (and what doesn't!) and share any ideas of your own. Vertical Divider
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" Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you"
Luke 11:9 |
Evening & Night Prayers
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Creative Prayer
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Multi-Sensory Prayer
Multisensory worship is usually corporate worship that is designed to engage the senses. Scripture Union have published a bunch of books and resources. Sample Pages for Multi-Sensory Prayer Flame: Creative Prayer
Flame website has an amazing selection of creative prayers to choose from. A great website to spend hours trawling through! Prayer ideas
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Praying in Colour
'Praying in Color' = prayer + doodling. A beautiful, creative way to intercede when: 1) You want to pray but words escape you. 2) Sitting still and staying focused in prayer are a challenge. 3) Your body wants to be part of your prayer. 4) You want to just hang out with God but don’t know how. 5) Listening to God feels like an impossible task. 6) Your mind wanders and your body complains. 7) You want a visual, concrete way to pray. 8) You need a new way to pray. prayingincolor.com Conversations
Silvia Purdie, from Milson Combined Church, has a website containing resources for prayer and worship. Much of it is oriented to All-Age Worship, using forms of speaking that 'ring true' for 21st century people. Check it out here. Prayer Jenga
Prayer Jenga and other games to encourage family prayer time (The Kitchen Table Project) |
The Lord's Prayer
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How to pray the Lords prayer in NZ sign language. (Turn on the captions!)
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- The Lord's Prayer / Te Karakia O Te Atua Koru - a printable spiral activity.
- The Lord's Prayer in te reo Māori, sung by the New Zealand Youth Choir at the ANZAC service in Wellington, 2017
- The Lord's Prayer Unplugged
This book provides a unique opportunity to explore the biblical breadth and depth encapsulated in Jesus' famous prayer. The material can be used as a complete teaching programme over the course of ten weeks. - Prayer Stations
Prayer stations to be laid out in a labyrinth, from Thy Kingdom Come
Prayer Spaces and Prayer Stations
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Prayer Spaces in Schools
Prayer Spaces in Schools enable children and young people, of all faiths and none, to explore these life questions, spirituality and faith in a safe, creative and interactive way.
Here are a few prayer stations that have been used in an Anglican School in Wellington
Resources
Prayer Spaces in Schools enable children and young people, of all faiths and none, to explore these life questions, spirituality and faith in a safe, creative and interactive way.
Here are a few prayer stations that have been used in an Anglican School in Wellington
- A letter to God
- Candle prayers
- Labyrinth (use a finger labyrinth like this one)
- Rock prayer
- Prayers for the Refugee Crisis
- Saying Sorry Prayers
Resources
- Flame Creative Prayer Stations - This blog has a great range of prayer stations that could be used for children and intergenerational settings.
- Outdoor Worship Stations - great for the warm summer days. Set them up around your church grounds, or in a park - followed by a family picnic and games.
- Prayer Stations from Thy Kingdom Come
- Creative Theology website - A few interesting ideas of prayer stations for young people
Labyrinths
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Labyrinths
Labyrinth ideas include:
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The labyrinth at children's church at Johnsonville Anglican, Wellington.
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Thy Kingdom ComeThy Kingdom Come is a global prayer initiative to pray from Ascension to Pentecost.
There are lots of great ideas for praying as a church and community. |
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Fidget Spinner Prayer
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Fidget Spinner Prayer
A fun prayer wheel to get kids praying, using the latest toy craze to sweep the world! Download the Fidget Spinner prayer and a new kids worksheet worksheet to go alongside it, to draw or write your prayers 
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Praying in tough times
A printable resource to help churches pray for those impacted by the terrorist acts in Christchurch in 2019. Print the file and cut out shapes to decorate a prayer space, prayer wall, make into a wreath, or attach to string to hang from the ceilings and walls. You may like to use the Canterbury colours of red and black, or choose a colour theme for the prayers.
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We have also sent out a Strandz email with ideas and suggestions for responding well to these events
Pray for Paris
A resource put together to help families explore praying for Paris, following the terrorist attacks in 2015, using colours and flags. Pray for Paris (pdf)
Includes a prayer adapted from A New Zealand Prayer Book / He Karakia Mihinare o Aotearoa, used here with permission.
Pray for Paris
A resource put together to help families explore praying for Paris, following the terrorist attacks in 2015, using colours and flags. Pray for Paris (pdf)
Includes a prayer adapted from A New Zealand Prayer Book / He Karakia Mihinare o Aotearoa, used here with permission.
