Leader Guide
Prayer
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Daily Prayers: Communicate with God.
Have children sit in a large circle.
In the Lord’s Prayer, Jesus told His disciples to pray for daily bread. Does that mean that when we pray, a loaf of bread will appear?
No; daily bread represents whatever we need in life—physically, spiritually and emotionally. These things may come in the form of food, water, shelter, clothes, money, relationships, and God’s Word. We need so much more than daily food for our physical bodies to be healthy and strong. In Matthew 4:4, Jesus said:
Why do you think that Jesus wants us to pray daily? So we will come to Him and depend on Him to supply what we need. Because He is our source and we cannot take Him for granted or begin to rely on our own ability.
Ask God to speak to you through His Word each day to provide what you need. It could be a verse to encourage you or to comfort you and let you know that you are loved. Through His Word and His Spirit, God can prepare you for a temptation, give you wisdom for a decision, or deepen your understanding of Him. God can supply all of this and more. He knows even better than we do what we will face each day. God wants us to come to Him many times daily—so we live moment by moment, trusting in Him!
Take a moment right now to think of something that you would like God to provide. Or, thank Him for something He has already given you. We will go around the circle. Each of us will have a chance to thank God for what He has already provided or ask Him by faith for what He will provide. When it is your turn, you can say something like, “Thank You God for protecting me,” or “Please give me wisdom at school,” or “Thank You for my daily bread.”
Go around the circle and allow everyone a turn to thank God. If a child does not want to say anything, that’s fine, move to the next child.
Close in prayer: Dear God, thank You for our daily bread. You know what we need before we ask; yet, You want us to come to You, knowing that we won’t be turned away. The Bible says that You will take care of us and supply all of our needs from Your glorious riches in Christ. (See Philippians 4:19.) By faith, we trust You to supply all that we need. In Jesus’ name, Amen.