Orison Prayer Resources
Categories: Primary, Secondary, Other, Extra Curricular, Therapeutic Resource
To see these resources used in the context of a prayer room in school, check out the Orison video here.
Each of the following resources has an introduction to the context of the resource, and everything you need to know, including setting up and running it. If you do have any questions or comments, feel free to comment on this post, or send an .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
DOWNLOADABLE RESOURCES
prayer / reflection ideas about self:
Download ‘Hands’ here. The hand is a simple resource based around Isaiah 49:16 - See I have engraved you on the palms of my hands
Download ‘Image’ here. The mirror area is a space for people to stand on their own and consider their self-image. It is particularly effective with teenage girls who struggle with body image.
Download ‘Image quotes’ here. Eight quotes with different ideas about what it means to be beautiful.
prayer / reflection ideas about others:
Download ‘Sorry’ here. This is an exercise in confession, encouraging people to think about saying sorry, and the way that God has promised he will forgive and wipe all our sins away if we confess.
Download ‘Forgiveness’ here. This is an activity based around forgiving and letting go. It works well alongside the sorry activity. It encourages people to think about times when they have been wronged and are hurt, angry or bearing a grudge.
Download ‘Forgiveness quotes’ here. Eight different quotes on forgiveness from a variety of writers.
Download ‘People’ here. This is an activity designed to get people thinking about their friends and social groups and where they, and others, fit in.
prayer / reflection ideas about the world around us:
Download ‘World prayer’ here. The use of a world map encourages students to think about issues in the world around them.
Download ‘Local area’ here. This encourages students to pray for their surrounding areas, using small flag indicators on a local map.
prayer / reflection ideas about God / prayer itself:
Download ‘Bubble tube prayer’ here. Bubble tubes are available on the internet, or the Orison bubble tube is available for hire. Please .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) for details.
Download ‘Plasma ball’ here. This resource encourages students to imagine how the plasma ball reflects what God is like, and how he responds when we pray.
Download ‘Orison plates’ here. This craft activity for primary school children encourages them to think about four different ways of praying, using the words wow, thank you, sorry and please.
Download ‘Planes’ here. This allows students to ‘launch’ their prayers on paper aeroplanes.
Paper aeroplanes: fantastic. With my group at Church last week (7-10s), we spent our morning making about 250 different planes, each one with a message from God (we selected from Bible verses I had put together earlier, but the children added some of their own too). At the end of our service, the children all appeared on the balcony, and launched God’s messages to the congregation. It was one of the most fun theological things we have done lately. I think in school, you’d be best sending ‘questions from God’ on the planes, rather than messages - this might be even more fruitful. I love that God is always asking questions of people in the Bible: Where are you? (to Adam and Eve), ‘What are you doing here?’ (to Elijah), ‘Who are you seeking?’ (Jesus, to the women at the tomb) or ‘Why are you slow to believe? (to the Emmaus 2).
I have used the ‘fizzy forgiveness’ activity a couple of times now on weekends away with young people and it’s absolutely brilliant! It is such a clear visual picture of forgiving and letting go, that it never fails to have a profound effect on those doing the activity. Whether it’s a ‘big issue’ in their lives or just the petty things of everyday life, this activity gives the children and young people (and adults too!) a chance to forgive, let go and move on. Fantastic! Thank you for such a great resource!
i did an all age family service last week on prayer. i used the water idea for forgiveness and sorry but used sterilising tabs which worked as well. i did a wow board based on the wow tent were people put post it notes on the board, then we discussed some of the post it notes. both went really well. we also did some prayer requests where people wrote their request down and posted it then i transferred the requests to a prayer diary . thanks for the resources.