Prayer

Friend Prayers: Communicate with God.

Have the children sit on the floor.

The woman who kneeled at Jesus’ feet could not stop crying. Why was she crying, was she sad? No, they were tears of joy and thankfulness.  

In the first part of our prayer time, I would like you to close your eyes and silently thank God for forgiving your sins. Also thank Him that He will continue to show forgiveness all the days of your life. Allow children time to pray. 

In the second part of our prayer time, let’s ask the Holy Spirit to fill us with God’s love and kindness each day so we can reach out and be a friend to people around us who need to know Jesus as their Lord and Savior. This is part of our Discipleship Challenge. When we do this, we honor Him and carry on His mission in this world to be a friend to sinners. Allow children time to pray.   

Close: Dear God, Jesus knew that the woman’s sins were many. There are no hidden sins. We cannot hide anything from You. Yet You choose to love us and show us mercy. Thank You for being our friend before we even chose to follow You. Help us to be a friend to those who do not yet know You. In Jesus’ name we pray, Amen!