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Let's Buckle Up for a Summer of Prayer!
"Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances;
for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you."
I Thess. 5:16-18
What Is A Prayer Board?
A DIY prayer board is a simple space that you set up – using a bulletin board, a dry erase whiteboard, chalkboard or even a simple piece of paper – that allows you to keep track of your prayers and answered prayers. It's the ideal place to put scripture and pictures of those you want to pray for also.
Reaching Out
Gather around a picnic table with a glass of cold lemonade and invite the neighborhood to join or invite girlfriends over for an evening with snacks to share and worship music playing! Are you going to have the grand darlings for a weekend this summer? They will love making one of these as well. It's a fun and visual opportunity to teach them the basics of prayer.
Organizing ideas
Have two headings: Prayer Requests and Answered Prayer. Use notecards or post-it notes to record prayer requests. Or mark on a dry-erase marker board. When prayers get answered, move them from “Prayer Requests” to “Answered Prayer”.
You can use craft sticks to write out 7 categories, one for each day of the week:
Family & Friends
Church Family
Personal
Community, Schools & Government
Law Enforcement & Chaplains & Healthcare workers
Missionaries, Nation & World
Praise
You can use the ACTS prayer formula to organize your prayer board, separating into Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, and Supplication.
Supplies:
Magnetic dry-erase calendar and cork board. Follow this link to purchase the same board I used. It comes with one dry erase marker and mounting hardware.
Additional dry erase markers
E6000 adhesive
stickers
washi tape
craft sticks
small tags
large shipping tags
scrapbook paper
decorative tacks
Alene's craft glue
Letter tags (or Scrabble tiles) that spell out PRAYER
Buttons
Magnetic antique cutlery bud vase
How to Make A Prayer Board
Directions:
The left side was a dry erase calendar that I wouldn't use so I covered it with scrapbook paper, it's magnetic. Cut scrapbook paper to fit the left section, glue down with Alene's Craft Glue. It's a great place for pictures or scripture.
Adhere stickers.
Adhere your "prayer" letters. You can use Scrabble tiles or simply print it out on your computer.
Adhere your buttons.
If you want to glue clothespins to the edges (not shown) craft glue doesn't work, use the E6000 adhesive.
Lastly screw in mounting hardware.
I loved including a beautiful magnetic antique bud vase!
Do not be anxious about anything,
but in all things by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving,
let your requests be made known to God.
Philippians 4:6
Close-up of the Vintage Knife Handle Magnetic Bud Vase
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