Prayers for Children – June 15, 2018

June, 2018 Prayers for Children. This month, we have a request from mental health professionals as we join in prayer, positive thought, and blessing for all children. For these professionals, not only is a child’s mental health a concern but now increasingly suicide prevention. According to the US CDC, suicide is the 3rd leading cause of death among young people ages 10 to 24 years. There are some children as young as 5 years to 9 years old. This is …

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May 15th Prayers for Children

Present events seem to surround us with negativity,disbelief,and lack of concern for others. Currently there is a crisis at the US border. A caravan of 1,500 people from Central America are fleeing violence, poverty, gangs, drug cartels, death and seeking asylum in the US. Half of these refugees are children. These events compel us to join in positive thought, prayer and blessing for all refugees, especially the most vulnerable – the children. “Every refugee story is different and their anguish …

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April 15th – Prayers for Children and April 12th World Day for Street Children

April 2018 – Prayers for Children. Let us pray, bless, think positively of the children of the world especially on April 12 – World Day for Street Children. On this International Day, we hear the children speak for their rights and identity. These children are the garbage pickers of Brazil, the children living in the sewers of Russia, the beggars of India, the restavecs of Haiti. It includes the children hiding under bridges, sleeping in any shelter possible. These children …

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Prayers for Children- December 15, 2017

This is the season of celebration, giving thanks, and thoughts of peace. Gratefully, many children will celebrate with family and friends. Still all of us are aware of the children and youth who have no hope, no peace, nowhere to lay their head. We listen to their voices as they cry out for the warmth of love and silence of peace. Let us join together and remember all children in thought, blessing and prayer. A quote from Elie Wiesel – …

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Nov. 15, 2017 Prayers for Children – Hope

There is hope even amidst chaos and inhumanity, and we especially thank young people who are leading us out of negativity with generosity. Young people respond by becoming leaders and helping in churches, synagogues, mosques, government, arts – music, teaching and caring for children, traveling to other countries to build houses and more. In Syria, groups of young men (The White Helmuts) go to bombed buildings to rescue people. The rescued children become their son, their daughter. Their motto: “To …

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“Go home and love your family…” Prayers for Children Oct. 15th

Oct. 15, 2017. Prayers for Children. Today there is so much devastation due to earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, drought, war, poverty…..As a global family, we think of the children and the survival of the family. Importantly, the family unit is where children learn love, values and social skills. In shared humanity and care, let us pray, bless and direct our energy to all children and families in our world and communities. “What can you do to promote peace? Go home and …

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Prayers for Children- August 15

August 15, 2017.     World Humanitarian Day – August 19 – is designated by the UN to celebrate the spirit of humanity.  We honor those who gave their lives working for others and those today helping millions of people.  Always children come first.  Daily we see children starving, fighting disease, prostituted, enslaved …..  In joined humanity, let us keep these children and all children of the world in  prayer, positive energy and blessing.  Each day in our communities we …

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July 15 – Prayers for Children

Crisis in Africa. Now four nations face starvation, disease, no food, no water, drought, terrorism, war. There are 20 million men, women and children in desperate need with 1.4 million children at immediate risk of death. Their only hope are overcrowded refugee camps. One camp, the Dadaab camp has about 500,000 refugees with more arriving daily. As a concerned world, we must send positive energy, blessing and prayer to these desperate people, hoping for political change,and world response to famine relief. The …

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May and June 15 – Prayers for Children

May  and June 15, 2017. “A hundred years from now, it will not matter what type of job I held, what type of house I lived in or what kind of car I drove, but the world may be a better place because I made a difference in the life of a child” Anonymous. Today as we rejoice in the many graduation ceremonies from kindergarten to college – we know we have made a difference in the life of a …

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Prayers for Children – “It Takes a Healthy World to Raise a Child”

Feb. 15, 2017 – Current world events and climate changes cause suffering, fear and death. The National Academy of Sciences tells us that climate change causes severe weather conditions. All of us are affected by sixteen of the 17 hottest years since 2000 causing floods, drought, fires, heat waves, rising sea levels and more. In 7 African countries, 13 million children are malnourished. Madagascar (90,000 dying of starvation) – South Sudan (food and water shortages) – Nigeria ( 1/2 of …

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