http://catechistsjourney.loyolapress.com/2008/08/01/what-4th-graders-say-about-prayer/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:16:02 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://catechistsjourney.loyolapress.com/2008/08/01/what-4th-graders-say-about-prayer/comment-page-1/#comment-750 Joe Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:01:17 +0000 http://www.catechistsjourney.org/?p=455#comment-750 Amen to that, Maura! Amen to that, Maura!

]]> http://catechistsjourney.loyolapress.com/2008/08/01/what-4th-graders-say-about-prayer/comment-page-1/#comment-751 Maura Sun, 03 Aug 2008 13:50:38 +0000 http://www.catechistsjourney.org/?p=455#comment-751 Thank you Kim & Joe for sharing these comments! It confirms what I have always felt in my heart, that Children have a natural longing to encounter God. My experience in the past few years has been that even those who are diagnosed as hyperactive respond well to the chance to meet God in the quiet experience of meditation and prayer. Too many children have lives that are so cluttered and noisy (because of their connections to i-pods, cell phones, tv and internet) that they don't have the space in their lives to listen to the quiet invitation of God. Peace Maura Thank you Kim & Joe for sharing these comments!
It confirms what I have always felt in my heart, that Children have a natural longing to encounter God. My experience in the past few years has been that even those who are diagnosed as hyperactive respond well to the chance to meet God in the quiet experience of meditation and prayer. Too many children have lives that are so cluttered and noisy (because of their connections to i-pods, cell phones, tv and internet) that they don’t have the space in their lives to listen to the quiet invitation of God.
Peace
Maura

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