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In my early years of prayer journaling, I began with the practice of listening, and then writing. The further I have gone from that practice, the more self-centered and frustrated my prayers have become.
When I was in high school, one of the youth workers introduced me to My Partner Prayer Notebook, by Becky Tirabassi . I clung to that teaching like a lifeline of communication with the Father.
According to Tirabassi, LMNOP represented God’s Part:
Listening
Messages (notes from sermons, other books, etc.)
New Testament
Old Testament
Proverbs
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I love to hear children pray. Their simple requests and childlike faith remind me that no prayer is too small or too big for God.
“Dear God, thank you for my family. And my dog. And my blanket. And my Legos. And my mac ‘n cheese. And my juice...”
“Dear God, please heal Nana. She’s sick and it makes daddy sad.”
“Dear God, please make the monsters go away. They’re scary.”
“Dear God, thank you for my new shoes that help me run super-fast!”
“Dear God, my puppy is lost. And I miss my puppy. I want him to come home. Please keep him safe and help him come home soon.”
“Dear God, please help me obey my mommy and daddy. Sometimes it’s hard, but when I disobey, it makes mommy sad.”
The honesty, vulnerability, and trust that a child places in God through their simple prayers are an example of the spirit with which we should approach our Heavenly Father.