St. Stephen- Liberty, MO

09/06/2026

09/06/2026

Deaconess Kim and Judy are learning how God saves and protects us, ...

09/05/2026

Prayer is such a vital part of spiritual health, while these tips specifically mention children, they can be great for all ages!

A Habit of Prayer

Think about the first prayer you ever learned.

Perhaps it was the classic bedtime prayer, “Now I lay me down to sleep . . .” Or maybe it was the common table prayer, “Come, Lord Jesus . . .” It may have been the Lord’s Prayer.

Whatever the first prayer you remember learning, it will likely stay with you throughout your life.

Integrating prayer into daily life for children means helping them see prayer as a daily conversation between themself and God. The first prayers you learned were likely established at mealtime and bedtime.

In the same way, parents can model daily habits by connecting prayer with their child’s everyday schedule, which will help the child develop and grow a lifelong spiritual habit of time spent in prayer.

Plenty of Prayer Possibilities

As you seek to develop prayer routines for your children, consider these steps to success:

Regular Routines—Connect prayers to daily events, such as morning wake-up, meals, family devotions, and bedtime.
Places for Prayer—Help children understand the various places in which we can pray: at church, in Sunday School, in the car, at home, and wherever we may go. Talk about how we are part of the larger body of believers in each of these places.

Prayer Posture—Guide children to understand the various postures for prayer used in worship and at home. They can learn to stand or kneel for prayers during worship. (Younger children can be held by a parent.) At home, they can sit, stand, kneel, or even lie down for bedtime prayers. Closed eyes and folded hands can help the child avoid distraction and keep focus.

Short and Simple—Help children define prayer as talking to a loving parent or friend. Simple language in children’s early prayers is more important than rigid formulas.

Live It Out Loud—Let your children hear you pray in everyday situations so they see prayer as an ongoing conversation with God, who is everywhere.

Free Form—Let kids express themselves naturally without correcting or worrying about their wording.

Adapted from Word of Worship, Concordia Publishing House

09/02/2026

Join us tomorrow as we look at question 52 from Luther's Small Catechism, "Why do we gather for worship?"

09/02/2026

Starting Sunday, September 20, Team Jesus will begin The Three Rs of Biblical Stewardship. Biblical stewardship is the free and joyous activity of the child of God and God's family, the church, in managing life and all of life's resources for God's purpose

09/01/2026

School is getting closer for our Small Saints Learning Center friends! Meet the teacher is this week, and school starts next week!

08/30/2026

Deaconess Kim and Judy are learning how God saves and protects us, ...