We Can All Pray
In his book “Prayer”, Tim Keller writes, “Prayer is faith become audible.”
Spending time with our friends with disabilities, they often teach us more about prayer than we teach them. They show me there is no one way to communicate with the Father. They show me how simple it can be to engage and worship him through prayer. At Fall Camp, we had a friend who was asked to pray with the leadership team before they went on stage. “Jesus, I love you and I believe in you.” It was simple yet profound.
However, not all of our friends have the confidence to pray on stage or the use of verbal communication. How do we begin to teach our friends with varying abilities how to communicate
with their Father?
Laurel and Kaitlyn, both on Tennessee Capernaum staff, held a Campaigner overnight in which the focus was prayer. They led one activity in particular that worked well for the whole group:
Each student got a sheet of paper. First, they wrote their name. (For some, leaders acted as their scribe.) Next, they were asked to write down something for which they needed prayer. It could be for a friend, a personal need, or praise. Once everyone had their sheet filled out, the pieces of paper were re-distributed amongst the circle. Then we started a group prayer just like you would in any other bible study. Each friend would pray for what was on the sheet of paper. Some prayers were long; some were as simple as, “Lisa… Mom.. Amen.”
What’s really beautiful? Knowing Jesus heard and understood every one of our prayers!
Spending time with our friends with disabilities, they often teach us more about prayer than we teach them. They show me there is no one way to communicate with the Father. They show me how simple it can be to engage and worship him through prayer. At Fall Camp, we had a friend who was asked to pray with the leadership team before they went on stage. “Jesus, I love you and I believe in you.” It was simple yet profound.
However, not all of our friends have the confidence to pray on stage or the use of verbal communication. How do we begin to teach our friends with varying abilities how to communicate
Laurel and Kaitlyn, both on Tennessee Capernaum staff, held a Campaigner overnight in which the focus was prayer. They led one activity in particular that worked well for the whole group:
Each student got a sheet of paper. First, they wrote their name. (For some, leaders acted as their scribe.) Next, they were asked to write down something for which they needed prayer. It could be for a friend, a personal need, or praise. Once everyone had their sheet filled out, the pieces of paper were re-distributed amongst the circle. Then we started a group prayer just like you would in any other bible study. Each friend would pray for what was on the sheet of paper. Some prayers were long; some were as simple as, “Lisa… Mom.. Amen.”
What’s really beautiful? Knowing Jesus heard and understood every one of our prayers!
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