Prayer Cups

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I saw a Prayer Jar on Pinterest that inspired me to make one for my family. Basically, you pick a name from the jar every day and pray for that person. I thought it would be a fun way to get my kids in the habit of praying and thinking positive thoughts. And it would be nice for my husband and I to have this as part of our daily routine as well.

The one from “Melissa’s Projects” used names and pictures of their friends and family members glued to popsicle sticks, which was neat. But, I decided to just write the family and friend’s names on the sticks, which works great too.

 

Steps to Making a Prayer Cup:

1. Gather 2 cups, popsicle sticks, and a Sharpie

2. Brainstorm friends and family to pray for

3. Write the names on the sticks

4. Pick a time of day to pick a stick from the cup  (we chose to do it right after dinner)

5. Everyone in the family takes turns saying a short prayer or positive thought about the person who was picked for that day

5. Put the stick in a different cup after you’ve prayed for that person so you can go through everyone once before starting over

 

Eventually I added “What I’m Thankful For” and “Choose Anyone” sticks to the mix. You can continually be adding new people or other themes. We also put in our own names, along with our dog and fish.

It melts my heart when we forget and one of the kids remembers. They say “we didn’t pray!” very dramatically.

~Carrie

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Comments

  1. I love this, and I think giving them foundation of family prayer when they’re young can provide exponential benefits when they’re older because they’ll always draw from those memories/experiences.

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  3. What a great idea! I have it pinned “to do” on my Pinterest boards and think it will be great for my family!
    Thanks for linking up at the Little Disciples Linky Party.

  10. I am so glad I found this when I linked up at 2nd Grade Pad. As my children grow I am constantly on the lookout for great ideas like this to help make prayer a real world experience for my boys to relate to in order to better understand! Looks like I found a great project to work on tomorrow! Thanks for sharing, I am your newest follower.
    -Mo

  11. I love that you added a “What I’m Thankful For” stick to the prayer jar! Great way to remind everyone to add thankfulness into prayers.

  14. Oh wow, what a great idea! I love the simplicity of it and how they can transfer it to another cup when they’ve prayed for them.

    Love how they remind you that you didn’t pray! So sweet. This is a lovely idea/tradition that they can take into their own homes someday.

    Thanks so much for linking up to “Making Your Home Sing Monday” linky party today! 🙂

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