We have all heard it before; kids are a great untapped resource. I believe that is really true. In fact, I think that they are possibly our greatest resource. I have learned over the years that if I can stop long enough to listen, they will often have profound things to say, especially when they are praying.

I love to see the purple-shirted children’s ministers at my own church gather for prayer in their classrooms every Sunday.

We often smile at the innocent prayers of children, some of them quite non-religious. But that’s the way we want them to pray—to do what they do naturally. We want them to grow up with a simple approach to prayer, having natural conversations with God.

The Saturation Point

There are a lot of good books out there. But every couple of years a book comes out that makes a greater impact than the others. I believe Prayer Saturated Kids by Cheryl Sacks and Arlyn Lawrence (released by NavPress in June) will be such a book. It has the potential for powerful spiritual change in the lives of families and churches.