The children have written some lovely prayers which are here for you to reflect on.
I feel grateful for my heart because it helps me to love.
When I do beautiful art I think of the beautiful nature
around me.
All around me I can see all the gifts from God and I feel
grateful for my leg muscles so I can play soccer with strong muscles. When I go on stage I thank God for my talent
to do that. All around me I can see the
wonder of God.
Kaitlyn
I feel grateful for being able to do tricks with my tongue. I feel grateful for being able to write at
school. I feel grateful for my brain
because it helps me think at school. I
feel grateful for my bones because they help my body stay srong.
I feel grateful for my talking ability so I can talk to my
friends. I am grateful for my eyes so I
can see where I am going.
All around me I am grateful for the nature because the
wonder sounds make me feel happy.
Tessa
I am grateful for my body because I am flexible. When I am doing funny faces I feel grateful
for my skin because I can stretch it.
All around me I can feel good things about my body. I feel grateful for my body because it is a
gift from God.
When I am singing I feel grateful for my voice. All around me I see God in my body so I feel
grateful for my eyes. I feel grateful
for my body because I can move my eyebrows.
Grace
I feel grateful for being happy because God made me. When I play I am grateful because I have
strong bones. All around me I can see
nature so I thank God for my gift of being able to see.
Jordon
I feel grateful for my skills because when I do a backflip
ariel I’m using my skills which are a gift from God so I thank God for my
talents.
I feel grateful for my fitness because when I run a long way
I am using my fitness. All around me I
can run along paths so I thank God for my gift of fitness.
Mitchell
I feel grateful for my laugh because it makes me and others
happy. When I look at flowers it makes
me remember God. I am grateful for my
heart also because I would not be alive.
When I smile I am glad I have a mouth.
I am grateful for my glasses because they help me read and write. All around me I can feel love.
Rosie
I feel grateful for my voice because it helps me to talk to
people. When I do a cartwheel I feel
grateful for my legs because it helps to get me stronger. All around me I can see the beautiful see
so I thank God for my gift of seeing.
Madison
I feel grateful for my braveness because it gives me the
power to go on stage and act something in front of a lot of people. When I sing I feel good because God gave me a
voice to talk and sing.
All around me I can hear animals barking and neighing so I
thank God for animals. I feel grateful
when I run because it tells me that I am flexible enough to do lots of
tricks. When I taste food I feel
grateful that I have a mouth. All around
me I can smell yummy food so I thank God that I have a nose.
Lucy
I feel grateful for my body because I can do lots of cool
things. When I climb on the climbing
wall I feel happy for my muscles because it makes me strong. All around me I can see all the plants
growing so I thank God for the gift of seeing.
I feel grateful for my speed because I can run. When I play netball I thank God for making
me.
All around me I can hear the birds in the tree.
I feel grateful for my family because they look after me. God is like a gifts because he has everything
we need and I thank God for this day.
Logan.
I feel grateful for my heart because it keeps me alive.
When I breathe I feel grateful for my mouth because it is
special to me.
All around me I can feel the gift of life so I thank God for
my body.
I feel grateful for my eyes because they help me to see the
world.
When I swing up to the clouds I feel grateful for my strong
grip.
All around me I can feel the soft touch of the ground, so I
feel grateful for my hands.
Jacquelyn.
I feel grateful for my muscles because they help me swing on
the monkey bars.
When I go outside to see the garden I feel grateful for the
buzzing bees and the singing birds.
All around me I can see the nature in the forest so I thank
God for my eye-sight.
I feel grateful for my brain because it helps me to learn.
Teagan
I feel grateful for my arms and legs because I wouldn’t be
able to walk or write. When I do the
splits I thank God for my legs because if I didn’t have them I wouldn’t be able
to do the splits.
All around me I can see all my friends having fun so I thank
God for my gift of my eyes and sight.
Katelyn
I feel grateful for my voice because I am able to talk to my
friends. Thank you God.
When I sing I feel grateful that I have a beautiful
voice. Thank you God.
All around me I can see the love around and the gift of love
to love my family so I thank you God for my heart.
I feel grateful for my legs because I am able to walk. Thank you God.
When I talk to my friends I feel the power of friendship and
so does she or he. Thank you God.
Tora
I feel grateful for my speed because I can run on a running
machine for ten minutes at 5 km per hour.
When I climb at school on the climbing wall I thank God for
my legs and arms.
All around me I can see the green grass so I thank God for
my gift of seeing.
I feel grateful for my legs and arms because I can play
rugby. When I sing at school I thank
God for my voice because I can sing.
All around me I can hear laughing so I thank God for my gift
of hearing.
Jaxon
I feel grateful for babies because when I see them it is a
new beginning.
When I look around I see the wonders around me because I
have eyes.
All around me I can taste the taste of food because I have
tastebuds so I thank God for my gift of taste.
I feel grateful for my arms and legs because I can swim.
When I speak to my friends I get happier because I have the
gift of talking.
Ella
I feel grateful for my bones because the help me to stay
alive. When I sing at singing I feel
grateful for my voice.
All around me I can smell the fresh air so I thank God for
my gift of my nose. I feel grateful for
my hands because they help me to write. When
I breath my heart pumps.
Bonnie
I am grateful for my eyes because they give me sight. I am grateful for my ears because they give
me the ability to hear.
When I play rugby I feel grateful for my strength in my arms
and legs because they help me to get the ball and run really fast with it.
Kaige
I feel grateful I have glasses because they can help me to
see. When I swing on the rope swing I’m
grateful for my two hands so I thank God for my strong hands. When I go outside I can see the flowers.
Jonathan
I feel grateful for my eyes because I can see my mum, dad
and sister. When I read, laugh or hug I
feel grateful for my brain.
I feel grateful because of my voice it helps me with being
friends with people.
All around me I use my legs to walk, jump and skip.
I feel grateful for my arms to swing, do handstands and
swimming and to hold things.
All around me I can feel happy because all of me can do
something that makes someone else happy.
I feel grateful for my mouth so I can eat.
Madeline
I feel grateful for my running because it means my heart is
pumping and ready to go.
When I play in the sandpit I am grateful for my hands
because they help me to dig.
All around me I can see flowers so I thank God for my gift
of sight.
I feel grateful for my hands because the pick up stuff. When I run I feel stronger because my heart
pumps my blood.
Ryan
I feel grateful for my flexible legs and arms because I can
squeeze through tiny gaps. When I feel
excited I can run extremely fast because my energy can hold it in. All around me I can feel God so I thank God
for my heart and the gift of love.
Charlie
I feel grateful for my eyes because I am able to see.
When I sing at school I am grateful for my voice because I
use it every day.
All around me I can see beautiful birds so I thank God for
all the animals.
I feel grateful for my legs because then I can walk.
Milly
I feel grateful that I can sprint 5kms. When I climb on the bars I thank God for my
muscles. All around me I can hear
children laughing so I thank God for letting me hear.
I feel grateful for my body so I can do lots of
jumping. When I do my writing I thank
God for letting me have hands because if I didn’t have them I would be able to
do many things.
All around me I can see my beautiful garden so I thank God
for letting me see.
Sovaia