Sarah Young - Jesus Listens: 365 Prayers for Kids: A Jesus Calling Prayer Book for Young Readers

Jesus Listens: 365 Prayers for Kids

2022 Sarah Young

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Young, Sarah, 1946- author. | Fortner, Tama, 1969- author. | Bearss, Kris, editor.

Title: Jesus listens : 365 prayers for kids / Sarah Young ; adapted by Tama Fortner edited by Kris Bearss

Description: Nashville, Tennesse : Thomas Nelson, 2022. | Audience: Ages 8-12 | Summary: "The newest 365-day devotional from Sarah Young, author of Jesus Calling, is now available for children. This brand-new daily devotional includes a prayer for every day of the year. Take your children on a journey to develop a meaningful prayer life and a closer relationship with God"-- Provided by publisher.

Identifiers: LCCN 2022011188 (print) | LCCN 2022011189 (ebook) | ISBN 9781400236633 (hardcover) | ISBN 9781400236640 (epub)

Subjects: LCSH: Children--Prayers and devotions--Juvenile literature. | Devotional calendars--Juvenile literature.

Classification: LCC BV265 .Y67 2022 (print) | LCC BV265 (ebook) | DDC 242/.82--dc23/eng/20220414

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I dedicate Jesus Listens: 365 Prayers for Kids to every kid who reads this book. I'm praying that God will use the daily prayers in this book to help you know Him better.

If you have not yet asked Jesus to forgive all your sins and be your Savior, I hope you will do that very soon. That's the most important decision you will ever make!

I'll be praying that you will trust Jesus as your Savior and as your very best Friend. Jesus is the Friend who will never let you down. Best friends like to talk to each other, and Jesus wants you to talk to Him. Thats what praying is all about!

Jesus invites us to pour out our hearts to Himtelling Him everything we're thinking and feeling and all that's happening in our lives. We can ask Him any question, trust Him with any secret, and share with Him any joy. All because Jesus listens to every word we say. That's why I have called this book Jesus Listens. Because that is what He does.

In my other books, I wrote as if Jesus were talking to you. But in this book, each devotion is a prayerwritten as if you are talking to Him. There are prayers about peace, joy, hope, and most of all, about the never-ending Love that Jesus has for you. My hope is that you'll use these prayers as the beginning of your own conversations with Him.

When you pour out your heart to Jesus, you can trust that He will always answer you. Sometimes His answers will be exactly what you hoped. Other times, they won't be. But His answers will always lead you closer to Him.

Jesus Listens has prayers for every day of the year. As you pray through these prayers each day, remember that I'm praying for you. But the most important thing to remember is that Jesus is with you, listening to all your prayers!