Sandwich Prayers

No - not prayers for your left over turkey sandwiches (although we certainly should be thankful even for leftovers!). I'm talking about a special way of praying that encourages kid's involvement - here's how it works: I tell the kids that we're going to do a sandwich prayer I'll be the bread on both sides and they can be the good stuff on the inside. . . I will start the prayer with a few sentences and leave one unfinished. Here's a few examples:
Thanksgiving: Dear God, everything we have has come from you. Today we want to thank you for these things: our house, . . . . . . .
Praise: God you are amazing. You have done miraculous things! Some of your great works are: when you walked on water, . . . .
Praying for others: Dear God, we know that you want us to help others. Help us to notice when people have a need, and give us a heart to help them. Today we pray for those who are: hungry,and those who are . . .
After the kids and others have a chance to add their thoughts, close it off with a quick ending and Amen.
I promised that I would add a new idea for family prayers each week at our Family Night this week. Here's installment number one. In the back of your prayers journal, you can start a list of kind of prayer - Sandwich Prayers being number one. Next week: popcorn prayers. Tell me your stories of how you used this. Comment here . . .