Catechism for Young Children · Question 105 of 145
What is prayer?
A.Prayer is asking God for things which he has promised to give.
What does this answer mean?
Prayer is asking God for things he has promised to give. It is a simple definition that gives children confidence: God has made promises, and we may ask him to keep them. Prayer also includes praise, thanks and confession, which other answers bring in.
What can we ask our children?
- What is prayer?
- What has God promised to give?
- What can we ask God for tonight?
Can I print this question?
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Text: Catechism for Young Children: Being an Introduction to the Shorter Catechism, Presbyterian Board of Publication (copyright entered 1840). Public domain (1840).
Checked against a second edition on November 15, 2026. Explanation and questions by Household Theology Press. Last updated November 15, 2026.