June 8th, 2008

Caring Conversation:

What are some things that you need every day?  (ex: food, love) Why do you need these things?  Does what you need ever change?   Why?

Devotion:      Read:  Exodus 16:4 and Isaiah 25:6-8

For Adults and Youth:  What is the difference between something you need and something you want/desire?  Do you ever feel that you do not have enough of what you need?  In the Lord’s Prayer, we say “Give us this day our daily bread.”  What does this part of the prayer mean to you? How does God daily provide for you?

For Children:   Who takes care of you when you are sick?  Who feeds you dinner and makes sure your teeth are brushed? People that love you want to take care of you and give you what you need each day.  God also promises to love us take care of us when we need something.  How do you think God takes care of you every day?  How do you let God know what you need?

Pray:   Faithful God, you haven given us everything we need and for that we give you thanks.  Everyday remind us of your great love ; remind us that we can come to you with big and small things;      remind us that you are never far away from us.  You are awesome God!  Amen.

Ritual/Tradition: Make a morning tradition of saying a prayer.  Invite God into your prayer.  Share with God all that you need for that day.  Then throughout the day, pay attention to how God cares for you and indeed gives you all that you need.

Service:  The Lord’s Prayer is something that connects us to God as well as to other Christians.  Think about how you can make a connection with God or someone else using this prayer.  Maybe it is saying the prayer slower to God.  You can teach the prayer to someone or make them a prayer key chain.  If you don’t know it yourself you can learn it with others in the same way.