I have been struggling to teach our daughter about prayer. She is only three and a half, so I certainly don't expect her to truly understand the concept or power of prayer, but I really want her to have some understanding of why I pray with her. I started explaining to her that prayer is like water and sun for people! She knows that we water our flowers and plants and knows that it helps them to grow. I told her that when we pray it is like we are watering the people we love so they will grow too! Of course, she thought they would get bigger, but I explained to her that they are growing more in love with Jesus and becoming better on the inside.
I wanted to make our prayers for others fit this picture, so I created a Pot of Prayers. I used pictures of the people we pray for to create a flower-looking design that I put on candy pop sticks. I put corn in a pot and some ribbon and now we have a Pot of Prayers!
So, who do we pray for? So many people: family, friends, classmates, and our Pastor. How about you? How do you pray with your Preschooler?
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