Week: Creativity - David
Each day we will simply pray (P.R.A.Y.) together.
P: PAUSING to be still.
R: REJOICING with a Memory Verse and REFLECTING on some verses from the Bible.
A: ASKING God to help us and others.
Y: saying YES to God’s ways.
We start by pausing and taking a deep breath:
In and out.
In and out.
We remember that God is here, and so together we prepare ourselves to be with God.
Pause
Creator God, who formed us from dust, breathe in us again. We’re ready for the new things that You want to show us and say to us and even create through us today.
We REJOICE and celebrate God’s goodness with this week’s memory verse:
Read by Max
Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
Genesis 1:1 (NIV)
God, help us to remember Your Word.
Today we’re REFLECTING on another one of David’s Psalms.
Read by Max
Psalm 18:3,6
I will call to the Lord, who is worthy of praise, and I will be saved from my enemies.
In my trouble I called to the Lord. I cried out to my God for help.
From his temple he heard my voice; my call for help reached his ears.
Psalm 18:3,6 (NCV)
David was super-creative! He played instruments and he wrote LOADS of songs and poems, many of which are in the book of Psalms. One of the interesting things is that he used these creative abilities on all sorts of occasions – not just when he was happy and thankful but when he was in trouble and afraid too.
Let’s press pause and talk about today’s question, which is: What are some of the creative things we enjoy doing? How do they help us when we’re having a hard time?
In today’s Psalm David ‘cried out to God for help. Let’s each think of one thing that we want to ASK for God’s help with. We don’t have to say these out loud if we don’t want to. This can be just between us and God but if we’d like to share them we can pray for each other too.
In the quiet, let’s ASK God to help us. Maybe we could open our hands and hold them out as a symbol of receiving God’s help.
Let’s think of those we know, or maybe others around the world who are in trouble, or even danger right now.
Lord God, we call to You on their behalf – those having trouble at home and at school, those in danger because of what is happening in their country. We call to You and ASK You to save them.
As we read the Bible again, let’s listen for a word or a phrase that the Holy Spirit might want to say to us from today’s verses.
Psalm 18:3,6
I will call to the Lord, who is worthy of praise, and I will be saved from my enemies.
In my trouble I called to the Lord. I cried out to my God for help.
From his temple he heard my voice; my call for help reached his ears.
Psalm 18:3,6 (NCV)
What word or phrase stood out from today’s Bible verses?
Loving God, we’re grateful, like David, that You ‘hear our voices’ when we pray to You. David wrote songs and poems, and so we say YES to using whatever creative skills we have to talk with You too.
After enjoying this time with God and each other, let’s say our memory verse together:
Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
Genesis 1:1 (NIV)
Let’s put a hand on our heart.
Father God, fill us with Your love. Help us to love You, and everything that You’ve made.
Let’s point to our eyes.
Lord Jesus, help us to see You, and to see others the way that You see them too.
Let’s point to our ears.
Holy Spirit, help us to hear You, and give us courage to do what You say.
Joy lives in Portland, Oregon with her husband, daughter and her dog. She works for Bridgetown Church where she leads kids as they grow, learn, and have lots of fun. Joy loves gardening, summer camp, eating ice cream, and reading her favourite books, The Chronicles of Narnia.
Max lives in Melbourne, Australia with his older brother and mum and dad. He often rides his bike to school and enjoys being creative by drawing or building with Lego. Max is also learning how to play the electric guitar and loves turning it up loud!
