We’ve discovered an amazing way for 2-year-olds to open up in our class at church. It’s called the Blessing of the Owies.

Perhaps, like me, you try to get a 2-year-old to talk to no avail. If you try this, they’ll open up.

We start by showing an owie on our body—a scraped knee or cut on our hand. Then we tell what happened. We also talk about how amazing God is that he has created our bodies to heal.

Then we ask the little ones if they have an owie. All of them begin scanning their feet, legs, and arms for owies.

We take turns praying for and blessing the owies, asking God to heal the owie. We also thank God for making the child’s body so amazing to heal. We even comment on how owies are healing because of God.

Making God personal to children is something we all long for. And what’s more personal to a young child than an owie?

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