Little Prayers for Ordinary Days - by Tish Harrison Warren & Katy Bowser Hutson & Flo Paris Oakes (Hardcover)

About the Book

From the moment we wake until we go back to bed, every day is filled with ordinary moments that allow us to connect with God. This collection of short prayers for children to pray throughout their days--on the way to school, when noticing a bird in a tree, or looking at the stars--will bring delight, and help them begin to recognize the nearness of God.

Book Synopsis

From the moment we awake in the morning until we go back to bed, every day is filled with ordinary moments that allow us to connect with God.

Little Prayers for Ordinary Days is a collection of short prayers for children to pray in the midst of their day: on the way to school, after seeing a friend, when noticing a bird in the tree, or looking at the stars, or during any of their comings and goings.

This collection of simple prayers, accompanied by winsome and playful art, will bring delight to readers of all ages. Intended as a faith formation tool for Christian families to use together, this book is perfect for parents who want to incorporate liturgy and prayer into their family discipleship and home life.

Share these prayers with the children you love and help them to begin to recognize the nearness of God.

Review Quotes

"Little Prayers for Ordinary Days is a truly wonderful book of prayers for children. A beautiful gift is kept inside its pages. These authors know every ordinary moment becomes extraordinary when we remember the Lord. And as parents help their children through these simple prayers, they will find their own refreshment and wise perspective for varied moments such as Looking in the Mirror, Waiting, and When I Do What I Shouldn't."--Randall Goodgame, president and founder of Slugs and Bugs

"Little Prayers for Ordinary Days is an absolute gift of color and language and wonder. This book is full of treasures. There are precious prayers to pray with your children, but these prayers also did such good for my own adult heart. Do not miss the gift that is this book. It will be a blessing to any family and home."--Ellie Holcomb, singer-songwriter

"Little Prayers for Ordinary Days is an invitation from cover to cover. Each prayer invites children to step into their everyday life with God, which includes moments of gladness and sadness. We are reminded through clever verse and reflective images that all childhood experiences are ripe for connection with God. Children who begin with these prayers will not end with them but will use them as steppingstones to their ongoing conversational relationship with God. I recommend this book for all who need a reminder that God is with them throughout their ordinary days."--Lacy Finn Borgo, spiritual director and author of Spiritual Conversations with Children

About the Author

Tish Harrison Warren is the author of Liturgy of the Ordinary and Prayer in the Night. She is a weekly contributing newsletter writer for the New York Times and writes a monthly column for Christianity Today. She is a writer in residence at Resurrection South Austin, a priest in the Anglican Church in North America, and a senior fellow with the Trinity Forum.

Katy Bowser Hutson is a forming member of the children's band Rain for Roots. She is the author of Now I Lay Me Down to Fight, a poetry collection chronicling her experience with breast cancer, and a contributing author to It Was Good: Making Music to the Glory of God.

Flo Paris Oakes is a forming member of the children's band Rain for Roots and has been writing songs for children since 2012. She is the author of a curriculum series for A Rocha called Wild Wonder and the director of children's spiritual formation at St. Mary of Bethany Parish in Nashville, Tennessee.

Liita Forsyth is an illustrator and teacher. After years as a graphic designer and an art director, Liita opened a makerspace called "The Little Bits Workshop" where kids of all ages learn hand skills, art, and crafts of all kinds. She is also the art teacher for The Field School Chicago.