God is great and God is Good,
And we thank God for our food;
By God's hand we must be fed,
Give us Lord, our daily bread. Amen.
--- Traditional
A Child's Prayer for Morning
Now, before
I run to play,
Let me not forget to pray
To God who kept me through the
night
And waked me with the morning light.
Help me, Lord, to love thee
more
Than I ever loved before,
In my work and in my play
Be thou
with me through the day.
Amen.
--- Author Unknown
Guardian
Angel Prayer
Angel of God, my guardian dear,
to whom God's
love commits me here;
Watch over me throughout the night,
keep me safe
within your sight.
--- Traditional
God Hear My Prayer
God in heaven hear my prayer,
keep me in thy loving care.
Be my guide
in all I do,
Bless all those who love me too.
Amen.
--- Traditional
Prayer for Students
God of Light and Truth,
thank
you for giving me
a mind that can know
and a heart that can love.
Help
me to keep learning every day of my life,
for all knowledge leads to you.
Let me be aware of your presence
in all things and at all times.
Encourage
me when work is difficult
and when I am tempted to give up;
encourage
me when my brain seems slow
and the way forward is difficult.
Grant me
the grace to put my mind to use
exploring the world you have created,
confident that in you there a wisdom
that is real.
Amen.
---
Charles Henderson
Angel Blessing at Bedtime
Angels
bless and angels keep
Angels guard me while I sleep
Bless my heart and
bless my home
Bless my spirit as I roam
Guide and guard me through the
night
and wake me with the morning's light.
Amen
--- Traditional
A Child's Evening Hymn
I hear no voice, I feel no
touch,
I see no glory bright;
But yet I know that God is near,
In darkness as in light.
God watches ever by my side,
And hears my whispered
prayer:
A God of love for a little child
Both night and day does care.
--- Anonymous
Child's Prayer
Dear God most
high, hear and bless
Thy beasts and singing birds:
And guard with tenderness
Small things that have no words.
--- Traditional
Table
Blessing
God is great! God is good!
Let us thank God for our
food.
Amen.
--- Traditional
For Happy Hearts
We thank Thee Lord, for happy hearts,
For rain and sunny weather.
We thank Thee, Lord, for this our food,
And that we are together.
--- Traditional
Children's Bedtime Prayer
Now I lay
me down to sleep,
I pray the Lord my soul to keep:
May God guard me
through the night
And wake me with the morning light.
Amen.
--- Traditional
23rd Psalm for Students
The Lord is
my Shepherd, I shall not flunk
He keepeth me from lying down when I should
be studying
He leadeth me beside the water cooler for a study break
He
restores my faith in study guides
He leads me to better study habits
For
my grades' sake.
Yea, though I walk through the valley of borderline grades
I will not have a nervous breakdown
For thou art with me
My prayers and
my friends, they comfort me
Thou givest me the answer in moments of blankness
Thou anointest my head with understanding
My test paper runneth over with
questions I recognise.
Surely passing grades and flying colours shall follow
me
All the days of my examinations
And I shall not have to dwell in this
exam hall forever.
--- Author Unknown
Child's Prayer for
Protection
Angel of God, my Guardian dear,
To whom God's love
commits me here;
Ever this day, be at my side
To light and guard
To
rule and guide.
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The Rev. Charles P. Henderson is a Presbyterian minister and
Executive Director of CrossCurrents.
He is the author of God and Science (John Knox Press, 1986).
A revised and expanded version of the book is appearing here. God and Science (Hypertext Edition,
2005).
He is also editor of a new book, featuring articles by world class scientists and theologians, and illustrating the leading views on the relationship between science and religion: Faith, Science and the Future (CrossCurrents Press, 2007).
Charles also tracks the boundry between the virtual and the real at his blog: Next World Design, focusing on the mediation of art, science and spirituality in the metaverse.