A Moment with God for Sunday School Teachers

By Sarah McGinley

Sometimes a moment with God is all a person needs as they move through their day.

Whether preparing for Sunday’s class or dealing with students and parents, the fifty-eight prayers with accompanying Scriptures found inside are perfect for you or any Sunday school teacher you know. The prayers allow you to center and know God is with you as you work to serve.

Now using the Common English Bible translation, you can easily use the prayers for group devotion as well as for personal reflection time. The beautiful design and size make it a keepsake to treasure and remember.

Some of the prayers included are:

• As I Prepare My Sunday School Lesson
• On Communicating with Parents
• When I Pray in Class
• Coping with a Difficult Child
• Laughing with the Children
• Praising Each Child in My Class
• and more!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Abingdon Press
• Release date: Aug 1, 2011
• ISBN: 9781426744914

Sarah McGinley

Sarah McGinley is an active member of First United Methodist Church in Franklin, Tennessee, where she performs church and community volunteer work, directs preschool choir, and serves, along with her husband, Jim, as Sunday school teacher for three- and four-year-olds. Sarah has been a Sunday school teacher for twenty-three years.

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FOR NURSERY WORKERS

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And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them: and his disciples rebuked those that brought them. But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.

—Mark 10:13-14 KJV

Lord, help me as I prepare for the infants who will be entrusted to my care today; they are all so different. Some have been coming for months and know this is a safe place. Some are just a few weeks old, still asleep in the comfort of a mother's arms or cradled in the strong arms of a new father. As they wake up to a strange face, let them feel your love in my touch and in my voice. Let me speak words of reassurance to new parents, and help me greet each infant as lovingly as I would your baby son, Jesus. Amen.

FOR TEACHERS OF TODDLERS

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Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.

—1 John 4:7 NIV

Dear God, this is an exciting age to teach! The children come into my Sunday school room full of energy, ready to run, jump, clap, laugh, or cry. They don't really know one another yet or seek out a particular friend. Help me, Lord, to facilitate their loving interactions with one another. Remind me, again and again, that they are old enough to learn your greatest lesson—that you are love. Help me be the vessel of your love for the children. Guide me as I play with them, nurture them, read to them, sing with them, and pray with them.