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Light one candle.

Pray this prayer. Have your child repeat phrase by phrase.
Dear Jesus,
we need you
to show us the way.
Help us follow.

Read this Bible thought from Isaiah 30:19-21. Have your child repeat phrase by phrase.
When you cry, God will hear.
God will always help.
God will always show the way.

Play a game, NOT Simon says, but like that with no tricks. Just give your child directions, "Stand up," "Two Steps Forward," etc. Have them turn around, go in different directions... have them sort of wondering where they're going... Then, at the end, have them end up right in front of you so you can give them a big hug.

Then sit down and talk to him or her...
Did you like that little game? Were you confused at all? How did it end?
Let your child answer how they want to.

Then continue by saying.
Sometimes we get confused and don't know which way to go. Sometimes we get worried. But, just like in this game, God promises to love us at the end.

Maybe there is someone in your family or among your friends and loved ones who is ill or who is having a hard time. This would be a time to reassure your child that God will show his love and make it alright in the end. Include the person in "your own thoughts and prayers" below.

Pray this prayer. Have your child repeat phrase by phrase.
Dear Jesus,
we need you
to show us the way.
Help us follow.
Add your own thoughts and prayers.

Read this Bible thought from Isaiah 30:19-21. Have your child repeat phrase by phrase.
When you cry, God will hear.
God will always help.
God will always show the way.

Put out the candle.