After a period of not using the original fruits of the Spirit prayer station, we reintroduced the concept slightly differently. This time we wound some ribbon around the arms of a cross and bent some paper clips to make hooks. Children could choose a fruit of the Spirit they wanted to ask God for more of in their life, write their name on the appropriate label and hook it to the ribbon. They suggested of their own accord that when their prayer had been answered, they could move their label onto the answered prayer side of our prayer board!
If you are looking for an active, kinaesthetic, way of praying in a small group or even with the whole congregation, then this might be for you! You will need: A collection of buttons of different shapes, sizes and colours- at least one button for each person praying. Give everyone a button. Feel the hardness of the button and think about people who are going through hard times. Ask God to help them. Buttons are used to fasten clothes together. Ask God to bring together people who have fallen out and moved apart from each other. Pray that He will bring peace. Look at your button and see how many holes it has. Think of that number of things you would like to say thank you to God for and say Thank you prayers. Look at the colour of the button and say thank you to God for something that is that colour Find someone who has the same colour button as you. You might want to make a small group of people with the...
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