Can I Pray?

Every day at snack time and lunch time, the kids always ask if they can pray.  They used to sing a little poem to the tune of  Frère Jacques that went like this:
God our Father
God our Father,
Hear our prayer,
Hear our prayer,
Thank you for our snack,
Thank you for our snack,
Amen,
Amen.
They have learned over the past year that God can hear our prayers even when they think them.  They have also learned that EVERY prayer is right, and now they are always fighting to be the first one to pray out loud.  It's great!  Sometimes they add in some tidbits about their morning and some hopes for later.  One time a child even told God that he didn't like the lunch today but he prayed that his tummy would be happy anyway. (Ha ha!)  We have graduated past the song and into real prayer, which is priceless. Happy Thursday!