Need help with a Prayer

[WDleader]

I need a little help, we are looking to find a prayer that we can open Pack meetings with, we would like it to be short and easy for the Cub Scouts to remember and recite each month. Any suggesation would be appreciated.

 

 

 

Robert

WEBELOS II Den Leader

Pack 49

Augusta, Ga

[Laurie]

Do you have a copy of the Program Helps? A short prayer is included for each month, and it is related to the theme. For instance, December 2003 was themed "A Cub Scout Gives Goodwill", and the prayer for the opening ceremony was:

 

"Dear God, be with us as we gather this evening at the pack meeting. Help us remember that we should always strive to help other people and give goodwill wherever we go, for that is the Cub Scout way. Amen."

 

November 2003 was themed "Pilgrims of Plymouth Rock", and the prayer for that was:

 

"Thank you for loved ones and friends that are near, for food and for love and for life, and the spirit of Scouting that's here. Amen."

 

I'll share with you how we have added prayer. Prayer was introduced to our pack last year, and it was because of the program helps making it simple and relevant (not all leaders were sure we should have prayer until it was seen in the program helps, which is a BSA publication). What we do is write these down or type them in very large print and the boys read them. Many of the boys in the pack struggle with reading and/or memory work, so we keep it simple and focus on having the prayer rather than having the prayer memorized.(This message has been edited by Laurie)

[jkbhiker]

Ditto Here.

 

We also use the Prayers from the Program Helps.

 

We also have it printed for the scout to read right after bringing in the flags and the pledge.

 

Works great - no complaints.