Week: Be Still
As usual, 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
Father God, we prepare our hearts to spend a quiet time together with You. As we pause to be still, help us to become just a bit more aware of Your constant love for us today.
We REJOICE and celebrate God’s goodness with this week’s memory verse:
Read by Annika
Psalm 46:10
Be still and know that I am God!
Psalm 46:10 (NLT)
God, help us to remember Your Word.
Today’s story comes from Genesis, right at the beginning of the Bible. Here we read that Adam and Eve walked with God every day in the Garden of Eden.
Read by Annika
Genesis 3:8-9
Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the Lord God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid from the Lord God among the trees of the garden. But the Lord God called to the man, ‘Where are you?’
Genesis 3:8-9 (NIVUK)
What do we think Adam and Eve did when they walked with God? What do we think God talked with them about? Maybe they talked about the plants and the animals that God had made. God must have enjoyed their time walking and talking so much that when they were hiding He went looking for them.
Let’s press pause and chat about today’s question which is: If we could go for a walk and talk with God, what would we talk with Him about?
Let’s imagine that we are in a garden with God, and God asks, ‘How are you?’ Let’s tell God about one good thing and one not-so-good thing about our lives right now.
Father God, thank you that You are really interested in our lives. We ASK you to be with us in every part of our day.
Let’s think of someone we know who might really like to go for a long walk in a garden with God right now?
Father God, we ASK that You will be close to them and that they will know You are interested in their lives. We pray that they will get the chance to be still and know Your voice.
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.
Genesis 3:8-9
Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the Lord God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid from the Lord God among the trees of the garden. But the Lord God called to the man, ‘Where are you?’
Genesis 3:8-9 (NIVUK)
What word or phrase stood out from today’s Bible verses?
And now, let’s say YES to God together.
Dear God, we hear You calling to us, and we say YES, we want to walk and talk with You, just like You walked and talked with Adam and Eve. Help us to be still in our own way so that we can hear your voice.
After enjoying this time with God and each other, let’s say our memory verse together:
Psalm 46:10
Be still and know that I am God!
Psalm 46:10 (NLT)
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.
Annika is 10 years old and lives in Melbourne, Australia with her parents and older brother and sister. Annika enjoys playing Cricket and Aussie Rules Football and loves going to watch her favourite team play football. Annika also learns the drums and enjoys making up her own beats!
