Praying with stones

Creating prayer stones

Students might collect smooth stones or they can be easily purchased. Choose ones that are light in colour and use an oil based marking pen to write a word or short phrase from scripture on each stone e.g peace.

The prayer stones might be stored in a decorative box or an organza bag.

Using prayer stones

• Each student could make a prayer stone to place on their individual prayer mat. They could hold this prayer stone as they meditate.
• Students could take turns in selecting a prayer stone from the box at random. They hold the stone in the palm of their hand and sit in silence for a short period seeking God’s help in developing the virtue written on the stone. Some students find it helpful if the teacher announces at the beginning the length of the period of silence (e.g. 2 minutes) and then rings a small bell every 30 seconds during the time.