A New School Year Will Soon Begin!
Heavenly Father, We pray for our grandchildren as they prepare to meet this year’s teachers and tackle tougher subject matter. Let them approach their studies, especially difficult material, with determination and diligence. Broaden their understanding of...
Pray for Older Grandchildren Returning to School
Heavenly Father, We pray for our grandchildren who are heading back to high school and college. Protect them from any pitfalls, which await them. Pitfalls called identity-crisis, self-worth and peer pressure. Pitfalls persuading them to challenge and rebel against...
Ways to Observe Grandparents Day of Prayer Virtually
Join us on September 13, 2020 The purpose of Grandparents’ Day of Prayer is to raise an awareness of prayer among today’s Christian grandparents. The day is normally celebrated in churches, homes and Christian schools. Social distancing, however, imposes restrictions...
Prayer for Help During the Pandemic
Heavenly Father, We groan under the weight of this pandemic and the uncertainties, which accompany it. Therefore, we "lift up (our) eyes to the mountains—where does (our) help come from? (Our) help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth” (Psalm 121:1-2,...
Prayer for the Upcoming School Year
Abba Father, We pray for the upcoming school year. Please give our governors, state boards of education, administrators, counselors and teachers wisdom and discernment as they make difficult decisions about how to proceed. Guide them as they strive to create an...
Surviving as a Single Mom (by Terri Sherrow)
(I am thrilled to welcome Terri Sherrow as my guest blogger. Terri serves on the Prayer Ministry Staff of Christian Grandparenting Network.) I have been a single mother since my forty-year-old daughter was six years old. I didn’t choose for my marriage to end, While I...
Prayers for Parents and the Upcoming School Year
Father God, Our adult children and their spouses are navigating uncharted waters. They are currently struggling with whether to send our grandchildren back into the classroom or keep them at home for online school. This is a difficult dilemma, especially as the...
Praying for Our Grandchildren’s Salvation
Lord Jesus, The greatest legacy we can leave to grandchildren is the legacy of our prayers for their salvation. They are the apple of our eye, without a doubt. However, like us, they sin and “fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23). They need to be washed in...
Grandparents’ Day of Prayer: Virtual-Style
Let’s make National Grandparents’ Day on September 13, 2020, a Day of Prayer for our grandchildren and their parents! WHAT IS THE NEED? The enemy prowls like a lion, infiltrating our culture with lies and deception. He attacks our families at all levels....
It’s Time We Pray for Our Nation
Heavenly Father, The soul of our nation agonizes in pain. We have abandoned the faith upon which our nation was founded. We have denied our children the right to prayer in school and stripped the Ten Commandments from our government offices. Not only have we abused...
Prayers for Women Who Remain Childless
Abba Father, Today we humble ourselves before Your throne of grace, interceding about a delicate matter. We pray for the precious young women in our lives who remain childless despite their prayers and pleas for children. Please bless these beautiful women with...
Praise and Thanksgiving for Christ, our King
Praise is the heartbeat of a rich prayer life. With this thought in mind, let us offer praise and thanksgiving to Christ, our King! Lord Jesus, Thank You for walking with us in our present sufferings. You carry the light of God’s promises, reminding us that God is...
Prayer for the Faith of Our Adult Children
Father God, We pray for the faith of our adult children... We pray for our adult children who have a deep, abiding faith and are walking closely with the Lord. Let them be the salt of the earth, the light of Christ to their families, neighbors and friends. We pray...
Long-Distance Grandparenting and Technology
BEING A LONG-DISTANCE (OR SOCIAL DISTANCING) GRANDPARENT: We know the reality of being long-distance grandparents. Three of our six grandchildren live more than seven hundred miles from my husband and me. Experience has taught both of us that long-distance...
Prayer for Perseverance During the Pandemic
Lord Jesus, Over the past few weeks, we have acted upon the frustration and uncertainty we are experiencing because of the pandemic. We confess and repent for being shortsighted; we have focused on our fears instead of Your saving grace and steadfast love. Your...
Praying our Grandchildren Know the Good Shepherd
Lord Jesus, We pray our children and grandchildren trust in You as their Good Shepherd. Let them receive your loving care with open and grateful hearts; let them lie down in green pastures, free from fear, hunger, health issues and relational problems. We pray they...
Mother’s Day Prayer
Strength and dignity are her clothing, and she laughs at the time to come (Proverbs 31:25). Abba Father, On this Mother’s Day weekend, we want to be intentional about thanking you for the mothers of our grandchildren. Some of them are our daughters; others are our...
Prayer for Our Adult Children During The LockDown
Heavenly Father, Our hearts are troubled for our adult children, who carry heavy burdens and face difficult decisions during the coronavirus pandemic and lockdown. They striving to keep their family healthy by enforcing social distancing in a household of bored and...