Amen

Amen

We are used to the liturgy we have in our meetings. It begins with what we call an opening prayer and ends with what we call a closing prayer.

There are other names for these prayers. More descriptive words are invocation and benediction.

I would like to have my grandchildren be instructed in offering public prayers

First these are not private prayers. When offering a prayer you do not use the pronoun I. You are praying for the congregation. You use the pronoun we. Such as; we thank thee and we ask thee.

The invocation is a word that comes from the Latin invocare. This means to call upon. So the opening prayer is for us to call upon the Lord. We invite his spirit to be with us and thank him for blessings. We pray for the spirit to be with those who address or take part in the meeting. We may also pray for the leaders and ask His blessings upon them.

The word benediction derives from the Latin. Bene means well or good. Dicere or dictere means say or verbalize.
Thus the benediction is to pronounce a blessing on those who have attended. We may bless those to carry the spirit with them, to have a safe journey home, to remember what they have heard and felt, or anything else that the spirit may inspire you to say.

You are praying for the congregation you need to speak so the people on the back row of the chapel can hear and if they agree to was is said, can respond and say Amen. This means that they are in agreement with the prayer. The words spoken need to be clearly enunciated and not rushed or run together. There may be individuals present like Grandpa who have hearing issues who have trouble understanding rapid soft speaking. 

We close these prayers in the name of the Lord's only begotten son and our Savior and Redeemer Jesus Christ. 

All things done in the church are done in His name.

Pray with the spirit.

Love,
Grandpa