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The Atrium is a place of prayer, but the prayer of the child often looks different from the prayer of the adult. In addition, the prayer of each individual child is unique as is the prayer of each individual adult. While prayer is often unseen, taking place in the intimacy of the inner room of the soul, in the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd we recognize that the art responses of the child often offer a glimpse into their inner life of prayer. This summer I would like to highlight some of these responses of the children, lifting up aspects they have explained/articulated or that seem to shine forth in their work. While there is no "exam" to become a catechist, it has been said that interpreting the prayer art of children might well be a fitting exercise in evaluating our own understanding of the work of the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd. I hope you are blessed by their artwork, as I have been. One of the first "prayer art" opportunities given to the youngest of children comes when they are introduced to writing prayer cards. After copying the text of the prayer card the child is invited to think about how they might "show" this word or phrase of prayer. Below are pictured a booklet of prayer cards written and illustrated by a kindergarten boy.
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Carolyn Kohlhaas
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