PRAYERS
& POEMS FOR SCOUTERS
Cub Scout Prayer
From Baloo’s files of
Classic Scouting stuff
Our dear heavenly
Father, we ask your blessing on the families in our Cub Pack. We ask a
special blessing on each Cub Scout and Webelos Scout as they give service to
other people. Guide their steps as they grow into men, and help them as they
do their duty to You and our country.
A Leader’s Resolution
West Michigan Shores
Council
I
shall study my boys so that I may understand them.
I
shall like my boys so that I can help them.
I
shall learn – for they have much to teach me.
I
shall laugh – for youth grows comfortable with laughter.
I
shall give myself freely – yet I shall take, so that they may acquire the
habit of giving.
I
shall lead – yet I shall be aware of pushing.
I
shall be a friend – for a friend is needed.
I
shall warn them when my experience warrants it.
I
shall listen – for a listener prevents combustion.
I
shall command when actions merit it.
Lastly, I shall try to be
that which I hope they think I am.
One Small Boy
West
Michigan Shores Council
From
the sky we take some blue,
Sprinkle with sunlight’s golden hue,
Gently stir with loving care
Add
one boy with tousled hair.
Dress him in our blue and gold,
A
better citizen we will mold
With
a law and a promise and a Bobcat pin,
His
adventure in Scouting will begin.
The
trail is long but filled with fun,
To
be enjoyed by everyone.
Let
his motto guide us well;
“Do
you best”, for who can tell?
This
boy we’ve dressed in blue and gold
May
lead our nation when we are old.
So
guide him wisely so he’ll believe
It’s right to build, to
serve, achieve.
Somebody
West Michigan Shores
Council
Somebody did a golden deed;
Somebody proved a friend in need;
Somebody sang a beautiful song;
Somebody smiled the whole day long;
Somebody thought, “Tis sweet to live”
Somebody said, “I’m glad to give
Somebody fought a valiant fight;
Somebody lived to shield to the right.
Was that somebody you?
Pack Meeting Opening Prayer
CS Program Helps
Lord, we thank you for this day. Help us to do our best every day and to be
good Cub Scouts. Amen.
Johnny Appleseed Prayer
Johnny Appleseed
Oh,
the Lord is good to me,
And so I thank the Lord,
For giving me the things I need,
The sun and the rain and the appleseed,
The Lord is good to me.
And
every seed I sow,
Will grow into a tree,
And someday there'll be apples there.
For everyone in the world to share,
The Lord is good to me.
Amen
For a midi file of the tune, go to
This fits quite well for an opening prayer with this theme. See “Johnny
Appleseed” Opening - CD
Boys Grow Best When...
Circle Ten Council
They are with adults who
are at ease with them and who enjoy being with them... They are permitted to
make mistakes, which will not harm them unduly, and to live with adults who do
not pretend to be perfect...
Those about them believe
in them and express confidence through word and through giving them freedom.
Those about them understand what they are trying to do and support them in
their endeavors...
Those about them permit
them to express doubts, to raise questions, to try their own ideas...
They understand the
limits of the freedom within which they can make decisions, and this freedom
is limited to the responsibility they feel they can carry at their stage of
development...
Those about them deal
with them consistently and firmly… Adults around them behave as adults and
show what the adult way is like... Those about them help them to succeed when
they need help, but let them struggle when they are winning by themselves.
Those around them gear
the expectancy of a boy's behavior to his capacity for that behavior... Those
about them understand how they grow, and encourage sound growth...
They feel strong within
themselves, when they feel they are just the kind of person wanted by their
family and friends, and their nation..
There is an atmosphere of
friendliness and warmth whether with adults or children... They meet actual
life situations, emotionally charged, and deal with them successfully, with or
without adult help
Their performance
expectancy is related to themselves and not to others...
They are interested in
what they are doing for it's own sake. They will be interested when it has
meaning for them. Boys who are forced to perform at tasks they are not
interested in are not learning, but are actually blocked. This attempt of
battery against human nature will lose in the end...
