Prayer Partners

• Copy of the Lord's Prayer:

Our Father,
who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name;
thy kingdom come;
thy will be done
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread;
and forgive us our trespasses
as we forgive those who trespass against us;
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
Amen.

• Tell the children that this activity will help them to think about the meaning of the words of the Lord's Prayer as they pray and discuss it with a partner.
• Invite children to work with a partner.
• Suggest that they pray each segment (marked off by punctuation) together softly, stopping to talk together about what the words mean.
• When the children have finished, ask them to practice praying the prayer from memory by taking turns listening to and coaching each other.
• Conclude by reminding the children to pray this prayer often because it is the way Jesus wants us to pray to God.