I say a little prayer for you

Think about the things people pray for.  As grown-ups, it's usually big, important things.  Often when we pray, we're asking for something-- for guidance, for help, for change.  We pray when we're upset or hurt or afraid.  We pray when we're lost or alone.  But that probably wasn't always the case.  There was a time in our lives when all our prayers were much simpler, but no less important.
Every Sunday, at the beginning of the 9 and 11 am services, children follow the crucifer down the aisle to Children's Chapel, their own special time with God.  During Children's Chapel, children receive their very own version of what's going on downstairs in the narthex.  But upstairs, the stories come from a children's bible, the sermon consists of a craft and the prayers are adapted to teach them the concepts that our faith is founded on, while putting it in terms that children are familiar with.
If you ask any Children's Chapel leader they will tell you the same thing.  The way that children pray is very different than adults.  Ask a group of children what they would like to pray for and you will get responses like "my dog" or "my grandma because she makes the best cookies" or "sunshine".  They want to talk to God about the simple pleasures in life, the things that make them smile or laugh.  Very rarely do they express stress or sadness in their petitions.  When they talk to God, it's a conversation of thanks for the little things in life.
Next time you feel overwhelmed or stressed, try taking a lesson from a child.  Talk to God.  Tell God what you need.  But end by giving thanks for the cool breeze while you mow the lawn, or that moment when you get home and your dog can hardly contain herself she's so excited to see you.
 Let me leave you with a little prayer from the Children's Chapel curriculum.  This is the Children's Creed (a children's version of the Nicene Creed.)

I believe in God above.
I believe in  Jesus love.
I believe his Spirit, too,
Comes to tell us what to do.
I believe that I can be,
Kind and gentle, Lord like thee.
Amen.