Recently in grade 2, we were studying prayer.  We learned about the prayer model ACTS: Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, and Supplication. 

Adoration: This word was unfamiliar to us, but we learned that it means we need to praise God for who he is. We know God is Almighty, strong, big, Mighty, Creator, Saviour, powerful, forever, forgiving, loving, patient, kind…..  When we pray, we need to tell God that we know who he is and praise Him for who he is. We talked about how this is often a part of prayer we tend to forget about.

Confession: We learned we need to confess our sins to God and ask for forgiveness. This is a hard part of prayer for us. We don’t like to think about  our sins, but we need to tell God what we have done wrong and ask for forgiveness. The best news is that our God is always willing to forgive us!

Thanksgiving: In this part of prayer, we thank God for everything He has done and is doing. We think we are very good at this part of our prayers. It is so easy to look around God’s world and see so many things to thank Him for.

Supplication: This was another unfamiliar word to us. We learned this is when we ask God for our needs or for the needs of others. This is another area of prayer that we felt we usually do.

As we approach Thanksgiving this coming weekend, just don’t thank God but remember to do all parts of the ACTS model.

I pray you all have a blessed thanksgiving with your family and friends. 

                                                           Natalie VanAndel, Grade 2 Teacher