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The Scout Law: “A Scout is Reverent”
The Scout Law: “A Scout is Reverent”
Reverence—respect for faith, family traditions, and the beliefs of others—is part of how Scouts live the Scout Oath and Scout Law every day. Pack 2 supports families of all faith backgrounds with simple, age-appropriate ways to practice and celebrate reverence together.
Reverence—respect for faith, family traditions, and the beliefs of others—is part of how Scouts live the Scout Oath and Scout Law every day. Pack 2 supports families of all faith backgrounds with simple, age-appropriate ways to practice and celebrate reverence together.
National perspective: Scouting America (formerly Boy Scouts of America) is nonsectarian. Duty to God is affirmed in the Scout Oath, and Reverent is a point of the Scout Law. Religious instruction and emblems are led by each family’s faith and faith organization; units simply support and recognize.
What Reverence Means in Scouting
What Reverence Means in Scouting
• Personal belief & respect: Scouts grow in their own beliefs and show respect for others’ beliefs.
• Everyday practice: Gratitude, service, and kindness are simple ways to live reverence.
• Family-led: Families choose how they observe, teach, and celebrate reverence consistent with their faith.
“Family & Reverence” in Cub Scouts
“Family & Reverence” in Cub Scouts
In the 2024–2025 Cub Scout program refresh, Family & Reverence is a required theme across ranks. Dens weave in short reflections, simple service, and family-choice reverence activities appropriate to age and faith tradition.
• Lion–Bear: short reflections, thanks/gratitude habits, simple service.
• Webelos/AOL: discuss how beliefs guide choices; lead a brief reflection for the den.
Religious Emblems (Optional, Family & Faith-Led)
Religious Emblems (Optional, Family & Faith-Led)
Talk with your faith leader about the emblem for your tradition and grade level.
Work the program at home/with your congregation. A parent or counselor/mentor guides the work.
Present & celebrate through your faith organization; Pack 2 can recognize achievements at a pack meeting.
How Pack 2 Practices Reverence
How Pack 2 Practices Reverence
• Family choice: Families decide how to observe reverence at home and at pack events.
• Service & gratitude: Pack service projects include moments of thanks and reflection.
• Chartered partner support: Our chartered organization welcomes optional observances; see Pack communications.
• Respect for all: We model listening, kindness, and inclusion at den and pack meetings.
Questions? Contact the Pack Religion Chair or your den leader—happy to help you get started.
A Scout Prayer (Baden-Powell): Part 1
A Scout Prayer (Baden-Powell): Part 1
Our Father, make us Trustworthy, for there are those who trust us.
Make us Loyal, for through loyalty we reach our highest ideals.
Teach us to be Helpful, for through helpfulness do we forget our selfness.
Make us Friendly, for there are so many who need a friend.
Train us in Courtesy, for courtesy is the carpet on life’s floor.
Make us Kind, for kindness is the oil in the cogs of life’s machinery.
Insist upon our Obedience, for victory comes only to him who obeys.
Make us Cheerful, for cheerfulness is the green grass among the rocks in the path of life.
Train us in Thrift, for thrifty habits brighten our future.
Make us Brave; brave in the dark and brave in the light; but save us from becoming fakers in bravery.
Help us to be Clean—clean in thoughts, in speech, and in deed. And may we remember that our bodies are Thy holy temples, and that any abuse thereof is to tamper with Thy Great Plans.
A Scout Prayer: Short Version
A Scout Prayer: Short Version
Our Father, make us Trustworthy … Loyal … Helpful … Friendly … Courteous … Kind … Obedient … Cheerful … Thrifty … Brave … Clean … and above all, Reverent toward all things you have made in the great out-of-doors. Amen.
Tip: Use this when time is tight; otherwise choose one of the full versions (no need to read both).
A Scout Prayer: Nature & Closing
A Scout Prayer: Nature & Closing
Above all, O God, help us to be Reverent toward all things which Thou hast made for our enjoyment when we are in Thy great out-of-doors, among the trees, along the streams, and on the hillsides. May we know it was Thee who made the waters to flow, the trees to reach heavenward, the mountains to endure to all ages.
In all these things we ask that Thou wilt help us. And may we never forget the Scout Oath to which we all have pledged ourselves, so that through Thy help we may live these points of our Scout Law. Amen.
Note: Wording varies slightly by source; the prayer is widely—though not definitively—attributed to Lord Baden-Powell.
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