Prayer for Our Children’s Marriage
What God has joined together, let no one separate (Mark 10:9). Father God, We pray that our adult children and their spouses honor Your covenant of marriage. Let them be attentive to this covenant, investing the time needed to nurture and maintain a strong...
Praying for More Harvest Laborers
Heavenly Father, We pray that you raise up multitudes of church leaders who are willing to challenge the grandparents in their congregations to pass their faith in Christ to their “children and children’s children” (Deuteronomy 4:9). Please let the grandparents hear...
Praying for Your Grandchildren on Halloween?
Heavenly Father, We approach your throne of grace on bended knees, our hearts troubled for our grandchildren as they prepare for Halloween. Please protect them from mischievous, shady and cruel characters who delight in playing tricks on unsuspecting children. We...
Sibling Rivalry
Abba Father, The sibling rivalry between our grandchildren disrupts their family unity. We worry that if this constant bickering goes unchecked, it will follow our grandchildren into adulthood. First, we pray for the parents of our grandchildren. Let them create a...
Prayer for the Lost Sheep in Our Families
Abba Father, In Your mercy, You promise to seek the lost, bring back the strayed, bind up the injured and strengthen those who are weak (Ezekiel 34: 15-16, paraphrased). Therefore, we pray with boldness for our sons and daughters, grandsons and granddaughters, who...
Reflections from a Military Grandmother
Homecoming: My grandson and I stood on the sidewalk, watching and waving, as the horse-drawn carriage pulled away from the curb and into the line of traffic. Our hands were sticky from the ice cream cone we shared moments earlier. We continued waving while the...
Praying Our Grandchildren Flee Sexual Immorality
Lord Jesus, It’s summertime when the days are longer, and our grandchildren have more free time available to them. Free time, which is often unsupervised. We pray our grandchildren respect their body as a temple of the Holy Spirit. Let them start by recognizing that...
Praying for Our Grandchildren’s Freedom
Heavenly Father, Thank You for the freedom we find in Your Son, Jesus Christ. The shackles of sin, which once bound us, have been broken. Our strongholds have been torn down; our souls washed clean in His precious blood. We have been “crucified with Christ. It is no...
Giving Thanks for Our Grandchildren
Lord Jesus, We praise You for all the blessings of this life, especially our precious grandchildren. They are the apple of our eye, and they bring us indescribable joy. More importantly, they are the “apple of Your eye” (Deuteronomy 32:10). You formed their inward...
Prayer of Protection for the Summer
Dear Lord Jesus, Summer’s vacation has arrived! Our grandchildren have finished their last spelling tests, hugged their teachers and discarded their backpacks deep within their closets. For some of our grandchildren, this is a time of exuberance; for others, it’s a...
May Our Grandchildren Wonder at God’s Creation
Heavenly Father, We pray our grandchildren develop a passion for learning which extends beyond the classroom. Let the wonder of Your creation be their learning lab. May they observe a sunrise and realize Your mercies “are new every morning” (Lamentations 3:23). May...
Praying Our Grandchildren Love Their Enemies
Abba Father, We pray our grandchildren learn to "love their enemies and pray for those who persecute them" (Matthew 5:44, paraphrased). Please give them the strength to put “all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander away from them, along with...
Prayer for the Times Our Grandchildren Doubt
Lord Jesus, The reality of Your grace isn’t affected by our doubts. You don’t chastise or deal severely with any of Your children when we have questions or go so far as to demand further evidence of the Truth. You simply pull us close and say the words that You...
Enjoying the Freedom of God’s Grace
Heavenly Father, We pray our grandchildren enjoy the radical freedom and joy of not having to earn their way to heaven. Let them realize that no matter how hard they try to be model Christians, they can’t earn eternal life. Not with impressive credentials, the best...
Does Worry Have You Tied in Knots?
A special welcome to my guest blogger, Terri Sherrow. I worry during these times of uncertainty. How can I not worry? The coronavirus has us in quarantine, and the world is on hold. I worry not only for my health but for the...
Praying that Our Grandchildren Love the Bible!
Father God, We pray our grandchildren discover that the Holy Bible is flawless, timeless and inexhaustible. Let them realize that it contains Your Word, which has been handed down to generation after generation. It is as relevant today as it was centuries ago. And...
Prayer for Good Friday and Easter
Lord Jesus, You walked the road to Calvary where You were beaten, humiliated and crucified. You walked the road on our behalf. You walked it willingly, silently and alone. By the wounds You received on that road, we are healed. In the blood You shed on that...
Prayer for Teenage and Preteen Grandchildren
Lord Jesus, We pray for our grandchildren who are teenagers and preteens. Please protect them from any pitfalls, which await them. Pitfalls called identity-crisis, self-worth and peer pressure. Pitfalls that persuade them to challenge and rebel against their parents...