|
Some Practical Suggestions
*As a family, talk about why you are coming to Meeting.
*Practice having quiet time before meals or at bedtime.
*Before you enter the Meeting room, remind your children that people inside are sitting quietly. Prepare for physical comfort and quietness before going in.
*Talk with your children about ways to center down so they can enter in to the spirit of worship. Sitting on your lap or closing their eyes may help.
*Here are some centering suggestions that you may want to try: Listen to thw words or music which repeat themselves in your mind; Listen to the sounds outside of the meeting room, or inside of it, or inside of yourself; Feel yourself breathe and try to give it a gentle rhythm.
*We are going to Meeting for Worship by Abby Hadley is a simple story for children ages 4-6. You may want to look for it in the Meeting library.
*Remember that for all of us the experience of worship grows with patience and practice.
[Prepared by Elizabeth Ferry in conjunction with the Christian Education Committee of the New England Yearly Meeting] |
|
|
