The "God and Me" Program Grades 1-3

A large number of religious groups offer Religious Emblem programs for the youth in their congregation. The PRAY series of awards is used by a large number of protestant denominations.

The God and Me award is one of four awards in the God and Country series. It is age appropriate is for 1st - 3rd graders.

For Cub Scouts that would be Tiger, Wolf or Bear Cubs. For Girl Scouts, that would be the 2nd year of Daisies - Brownies. Cub Scouts and Girl Scouts can wear this medal on their uniform.

Please note, that this program is not only for Scouts, it is appropriate for all youth of these ages. Many churches, open the participation in this program to all age appropriate youth in the congregation.

A Brief overview of the program can be found here.

The following is a partial listing of the denominations that use the P.R.A.Y. program: African Methodist Episcopal, African Methodist Episcopal Zion, Assembly of God, Baptist, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Christian Methodist Episcopal, Church of God, Episcopal, Lutheran, Pentecostal, Presbyterian, United Church of Christ, United Methodist Church, and Independent Christian churches.

Tiger Cub - Character Connections: Faith

Character Connections - Faith

• Know: Discuss things about the weather that you know to be true, but you cannot see at the moment, such as is the sun still there although you only see clouds? Is the moon there, even though it is day? Can you see wind? Do you know that the rain will eventually stop? Do you have faith in other things you can't see?
• Commit: What makes it difficult to believe in things you cannot see? What helps you to develop faith?
• Practice: Do requirement 5F. (Go outside and watch the weather)

Tiger cubs are among the youngest of scouts. an in depth conversation about faith would be a difficult one for them to handle. This requirement is an excellent one for them to work on with a parent, and it gives the parent an opportunity to discuss the family's faith with their son.

A bible verse that a parent may want to refer to in this conversation is: 

"Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see." -  Hebrews 11:1 (NIV)