It is said that a family prays together, stays together. No matter how technologically advanced human civilization becomes, the power of prayers is unparalleled. It has also been observed that praying regularly brings a person emotional and mental peace as well as enhances their health and wellbeing. As parents that were raised in the faith, it may seem like a confusing phase where it is time to introduce your kids to prayers, but not knowing how to start. Well, starting early is the first step, but there are several ways you can inculcate faith and prayerfulness in your family. This blog will address five ways in which you can teach them how to pray and show them the value of it rather than just bring practice.
- Create an environment of prayerfulness: It is necessary to have a designated space for prayer. This may look like having a meditation room, an altar, or a peaceful corner in your garden where you all can sit and mindfully pray without any distractions. Young family members learn more by watching their elders, so make sure you keep your phones off and away from this time and create a calm environment that makes it easy to get into the energetic vibration of devotion.
- Pray before important events: Pray before meals, examinations, ballet recitals, football matches, meetings, and projects. Inculcating the habit to pray before such events can fill the family with positivity, impart divine wisdom, calm the soul, and instill deep confidence for definite success. Offering prayers of thanks when positive results are achieved, on birthdays and anniversary celebrations, or enjoying a good day out will also bring the attitude of gratitude to your family.
- Offer a petition with the clergy: The value of the clergy and sisterhood is also taught to kids early on. When you observe special occasions in your family such as a death anniversary, special petition, and other events, asking holy people such as the Wyoming Carmelites to pray for these intentions is a common practice. Not only does the power of a multitude praying for your cause add extra positivity but it also imparts blessings on all of the family.
- Teach them bedtime and morning prayers: Forming a bedtime and morning ritual with your children can involve prayer. These can be as simple as thanking God for all the nice things that you all experienced during the day, asking for help in a certain aspect, and praying for specific intentions like healing from an illness. In the morning, praying for a good day can help forge a positive mindset every day.
- Talk about how prayers work: There are several ways to pray and all of them are just as beautiful. Whether you are religious or spiritual, talking to your kids about how prayers work will get them more interested rather than approaching it as a task to complete.
Wrapping Up:
Prayers can change everyone’s life if it was offered with conviction, faith, and earnestness. Teaching your family how to pray individually and together as a family can become a great tool in their developmental years. We hope that this blog showed you helpful ways to achieve this.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
