For Our Children
To teach our children how to pray
we first need to teach them what to say
When we brings our needs to God above
we know He's listening with all His love
No matter what problems we have today
we can take them to God when we pray
Everyday we face many fears
and our faces flow with many tears
Our tears may flow but still we know
that through our prayers we can grow
We must let them know that God takes care
to listen to what they have to share
We teach our children how to recite
the same old prayer every night
Prayer to God should not be the same
to teach them that would be a shame
Before our children go to bed at night
before we turn out the light
we should kiss them, hold them tight
Now we have opened the door
and they see Him as never before
God suddenly is real
now they understand why we kneel
Now they can tell Him their feelings were hurt today
they can tell Him how much fun they had at play
With head bowed low they can begin to say
Now I lay me down to sleep
my secrets I will no longer keep
Now I know how to pray
now I know what to say
Now I'll tell God about my day!
Copyright © Pamela Boudreaux | Year Posted 2009
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