Short prayers to help younger children express their love for and trust in God. By praying, the children’s faith will grow, as they will understand that they can talk to God at any time and about any situation that comes their way.
good morning prayers
Prayers asking for God’s care
Prayers for before going to school
Prayers of Gratitude for Food
Prayers for when you feel sick
prayers of gratitude
prayers for bedtime
good morning prayers
►Good morning, God! Thank you for this beautiful new day. Thank you for last night, because I was able to rest well and because I am healthy. I thank you because you are always with me. Help me and take care of me on this day, please. In the name of Jesus, amen.
► Thank you, Papa God, because I can see and enjoy this new day. Thank you for my family and for my friends. Help us to have a good day, that we do not lack anything and that it be a day full of peace. In the name of Jesus. Amen.
► Good morning Dad! What a beautiful day! Thank you for all the beauty you have created and because we can enjoy it together as a family. Help us take advantage of this day to do many good things that make your heart happy. Amen.
►Thank you my dear Godfor this new day!
Prayers asking for God’s care
► Thank you, Father God, for loving me and for taking care of me. On this new day I ask you to accompany me and keep me from all evil, please. Protect my family and me, that in this new day we can do the tasks that we must do and that everything goes well. In the name of Jesus, amen.
► Dear fatherThank you because you are with me and my family. Watch over us on this day when we are on our way to school, work or on the way home in the evening. Put your protective angels around us, please. Give us health and help us in everything we must do. I love you Sr. Thank you for your care, amen.
► Lord and God of my heart, I ask you to take care of my family and me on this day. Thank you because we know that you are always by our side and that you can deliver us from all evil. Protect us on this day. In you we trust, beloved Father. Amen.
Prayers for before going to school
► LordThank you for my school and for my friends. I ask you to take care of us today and that we can learn a lot. Help us to understand what the teacher teaches us and to improve every day. In the name of Jesus, amen.
► Father GodThank you for the opportunity to go to school. Help me to be attentive today and to understand what the teachers explain to me. Help me to be a good student and a good friend to my classmates. In the name of Jesus, amen.
► lord belovedThank you for my school, for the teachers and for my little friends. Help us today to learn new things and behave well. Watch over us on the way to school, in the classroom, on the playground and throughout the day, Lord. Thank you because you are always with us. Amen.
Prayers of Gratitude for Food
► Thank you very much, God, for these foods that you provide us today. Thank you because every day we have something to eat. In the name of Jesus, amen.
► Thank you, Lord, for this delicious food and for the hands that prepared it. I ask that it be of benefit to each of us. May we never forget that everything good comes from you. Amen.
► We thank you, Lord, for these foods that you provide us today. Thank you for your faithful provision, dear God. In the name of your Son Jesus, amen.
► God is greatGod is good.
Let us give thanks for these foods.
Amen.
(traditional prayer)
Prayers for when you feel sick
► Dear GodToday I do not feel well in health. I have little strength and some fever. I ask you to help me recover very soon, please. Put your hand on me and heal me. In the name of Jesus, amen.
► Lord, my God, take away this discomfort that I feel in my body, please. Thank you because you have power over all diseases and you can heal me. I trust in you, Lord. Amen.
► Thank you, GodBecause you are with me at all times. Help me get back to health as soon as possible. I want to feel good and I know that you can heal me. Help me to be strong while I am sick, cover me with your presence and your love. Work on my body, please, and give me health. In the name of Jesus, amen.
prayers of gratitude
► Thank you, Lord, for all the beautiful things that surround me. I really like mountains, flowers, animals and I thank you for creating them and because I can enjoy them. I also thank you for my family, because we love and help each other. Thank you for being so good to me. Thank you for your Son Jesus Christ and for his love for me. In his name, amen.
► Dear GodThank you because you forgive me when I regret not having behaved well. Thank you for Jesus, your beloved Son, for his example of how I should live in obedience to you. Help me to be more like him and to live in a way that makes your heart happy. Amen.
► Sir my GodThank you very much for all the good things in my life. I thank you for my family, for my friends, because we have a place to live and something to eat every day. Thank you for peace in our country and because we can read the Bible freely. Thank you because you love me and always accompany me. In the name of Jesus, amen.
prayers for bedtime
► Father GodThank you because you were with me on this day and took care of me. Help me get a good night’s rest so that I can wake up healthy and refreshed in the morning. Keep my dreams, Lord. Amen.
► Lord, my GodSend your angels to watch over me tonight. Keep my dreams, please and help me rest. Take away the bad dreams and give me beautiful dreams that come from you. In the name of Jesus, amen.
► Thank you, Lord my God, for the day that ends. Please give me a good sleep tonight so I can rest well. Give me beautiful thoughts and the assurance that you are with me. In the name of Jesus, amen.
Other articles that might be of interest: