Say: In Jesus’ day, there was a huge temple, or church, where people from all over came to worship God. In the year 70 AD, the temple was destroyed. Part of one wall that surrounded that temple survived and still exists today. Some people call it the Wailing Wall.
Just as in Jesus’ time, people from far and wide come to see this ancient wall. One thing people do at the Wailing Wall is write prayers on paper and put those prayers in cracks in the wall. Let’s make our own prayer wall today.
Hand out pens, and make sure every preteen has several sticky notes. Let kids know they’ll spend a few minutes praying for each other as well as for other friends and loved ones. Encourage kids to write their prayers on sticky notes. Then have them place those notes on the area you’ve designated for the Prayer Wall.
After 10 minutes, collect the pens and sticky notes. Close your time together in prayer.
Closing Prayer
Pray: Dear God, sometimes we can feel you so close to us, and sometimes you feel far away. We thank you, God, that no matter what’s going on in our lives, we can talk to you and you hear us. God, thank you for the friends and family you’ve given us. We ask that you will hear our prayers for them. In Jesus’ name, amen.
This preteen Bible lesson on prayer comes from 13 Most Important Bible Lessons for Kids About Loving Each Other.
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