Arms wide open

Prayer Spaces at Home and a Prayer to open my heart and arms

Strangers are people whom we do not know.  Maybe we have never met them or avoided getting to know them because they are different.  Feeling like a stranger is unpleasant, and God wants no one to feel left out.  Like God, we must open our arms to everyone, including new children in our school and people in our neighbourhood.    

  • Take some time to think of strangers to whom you can warmly welcome.  It could be someone in your neighbourhood or at school.  
  •  Write their names on the body template provided.  
  •  Pray to God to help you welcome these persons with kind words and actions.  
  • Stick the hands with the arms and then the arms to the body template.

How to use this space

God speaks to us in many ways, including through prayer at home. Here you will find useful background and activities to better understand how to pray, helping you to connect with God in your daily life in a meaningful way.