1. Prayers for our Children Take care of our children, Take care of what they hear, Take care of what they see, Take care of what they feel. For how the children grow, so will be the shape of Aotearoa. Dame Whina Cooper

2. Lord help us to take care of our children
We pray for our nation’s children. For children who are neglected. For children who are abused. For children who don’t feel God’s love.
Lord help us to take care of our children

3. Lord help us to speak for our children
We pray for what our children hear. For children who hear words of hate. For children who hear voices of violence. For children who don’t hear God’s love.
Lord help us to speak for our children

4. Lord help us to watch out for our children
We pray for what our children see. For children who see poverty. For children who see violence. For children who don’t see God’s love.
Lord help us to watch out for our children

5. Lord help us show love to our children
We pray for what our children feel. For children who feel fear. For children who feel hopeless. For children who don’t feel God’s love.
Lord help us show love to our children

6. Lord help us to be agents of your love for the children of Aotearoa
We pray for how our children grow. We pray for our children to hear God’s love We pray for our children to see God’s love We pray for our children to feel God’s love We pray for our children to grow with God.
Lord help us to be agents of your love for the children of Aotearoa