Synopses & Reviews
The indispensable resource for those who say prayers with children, now newly revised
With prayers from the Bible, traditional sources, modern anthologies, and others written specially for this collection, the prayers touch on all aspects of life: friends and family; festivals and special occasions; home and school; the world; for good times and bad times; for health, sickness, and bereavement; for peace and the future; and for one's relationship with God. The prayers are numbered and carefully indexed to make them easy to browse and look upby first line, time of year, related Bible passage, and authormeaning that the user can make the perfect choice for any occasion. This book has established itself as an indispensable compendium of prayers for children.
Synopsis
'Rock's own poems... show a winning empathy with children.' The Tablet
Here is a timeless collection of prayers, dealing with every aspect of a child's life, faith, and delight in the world.
Here you will find prayers from the Bible as well as from traditional and more modern anthologies. A great many have been specially written for this book.
One section is devoted to prayers for babies and very young children. The others are more suitable for use with older children, whether for reading alone, at family prayers, in churches, or at school assemblies.
The prayers are organized by theme and carefully indexed to make the book easy to use and a joy to browse. Since its first edition in 2003, this book has established itself as a trusted resource among all those who say prayers with children.
Synopsis
Since its publication in 2003, this book has established itself as an indispensable compendium of prayers for children. With prayers from the Bible, traditional sources, modern anthologies and others written specially for this collection, the prayers touch on all aspects of life: friends and family; festivals and special occasions; home and school; the world; for good times and bad times; for health, sickness and bereavement; for peace and the future; and for our relationship with God. The prayers are numbered and carefully indexed to make them easy to browse and look-up, meaning that the user can make the perfect choice for any occasion. With 15,000 copies sold to date, this popular resource is now available with a new cover and a revised list of prayers.
Synopsis
'Rock's own poems... show a winning empathy with children.' The Tablet
Here is a timeless collection of prayers, dealing with every aspect of a child's life, faith, and delight in the world.
Here you will find prayers from the Bible as well as from traditional and more modern anthologies. A great many have been specially written for this book.
One section is devoted to prayers for babies and very young children. The others are more suitable for use with older children, whether for reading alone, at family prayers, in churches, or at school assemblies.
The prayers are organized by theme and carefully indexed to make the book easy to use and a joy to browse. Since its first edition in 2003, this book has established itself as a trusted resource among all those who say prayers with children.
Synopsis
The indispensable resource for those who say prayers with children is now newly revised, with prayers from the Bible, traditional sources, modern anthologies, and others written specially for this collection.
About the Author
Lois Rock is the author of numerous children's titles that have been translated into more than 30 languages, including My Very First Bible, A Child's First Book of Prayer, and The Lord's Prayer and Ten Commandments.