Ask, “Have any of you ever received a letter from
someone?” (Let children share who their
letters have been from.)
Show on your whiteboard the components of a letter: The
greeting is “Dear Grandma.” In the body
of the letter you might thank her for something she has done for you or given
to you. You might share with her things
which have been happening in your life.
You might even ask her for something.
The closing of the letter is when you write, “Love” and sign your name.
When we pray, it’s like writing a letter to God. Our greeting is “Dear God.” Then we can thank Him for things He has done
for us or given us. We can share with
Him things which are going on in our lives.
And we might have some things we want to ask Him for. The closing of our prayer is when we say
“Amen.”
Children will open up their hearts when praying through
writing letters, as did the child in the prayer she wrote pictured below.