Prayers

Prayers for parenting

Wisdom and strength for raising your children.

  1. Feeling like I am failing as a parent

    Lord, I lost my patience again today and I keep wondering if I am doing any of this right.

    Proverbs 3:5-6 · Philippians 4:13 · 2 Corinthians 12:9 · Isaiah 40:29-31 · Psalm 127:3 · James 1:5 · Proverbs 22:6 · Romans 8:28 · Psalm 103:13-14 · Lamentations 3:22-23 · Philippians 1:6 · Psalm 121:1-2

  2. Disciplining with love, not anger

    Lord, I want to correct my child out of love, not out of my own frustration in the moment.

    Proverbs 22:6 · Proverbs 29:17 · Ephesians 6:4 · Colossians 3:21 · Hebrews 12:11 · Proverbs 13:24 · Proverbs 3:11-12 · Proverbs 19:18 · Deuteronomy 6:6-7 · Proverbs 22:15 · Galatians 6:9 · Proverbs 29:15

  3. Worried about my teenager's choices

    Lord, I see my teenager making choices that worry me, and I feel my control over their life slipping in ways that are hard to accept.

    Jeremiah 29:11 · Proverbs 22:6 · Philippians 1:6 · Isaiah 54:13 · Psalm 32:8 · 2 Timothy 1:7 · Proverbs 3:5-6 · Romans 8:28 · Psalm 37:5 · Isaiah 49:25 · Psalm 121:7-8 · 1 Corinthians 13:7

  4. Praying a blessing over my child

    Lord, bless this child of mine and keep them, let your face shine on them and be gracious to them, and give them your peace wherever they go.

    Numbers 6:24-26 · Psalm 128:1-2 · 3 John 1:4 · Psalm 112:1-2 · Proverbs 3:1-2 · Isaiah 54:13 · Deuteronomy 28:6 · Psalm 121:8 · Joshua 1:9 · Psalm 91:11 · Proverbs 22:6 · Matthew 19:14

The verses these prayers stand on

Every quotation on these pages is verbatim from the World English Bible, a public-domain translation: Proverbs 3:5-6, Philippians 4:13, 2 Corinthians 12:9, Isaiah 40:29-31, Psalm 127:3, James 1:5, Proverbs 22:6, Romans 8:28, Psalm 103:13-14, Lamentations 3:22-23, Philippians 1:6, Psalm 121:1-2, Proverbs 29:17, Ephesians 6:4, Colossians 3:21, Hebrews 12:11, Proverbs 13:24, Proverbs 3:11-12, Proverbs 19:18, Deuteronomy 6:6-7, Proverbs 22:15, Galatians 6:9, Proverbs 29:15, Jeremiah 29:11, Isaiah 54:13, Psalm 32:8, 2 Timothy 1:7, Psalm 37:5, Isaiah 49:25, Psalm 121:7-8, 1 Corinthians 13:7, Numbers 6:24-26, Psalm 128:1-2, 3 John 1:4, Psalm 112:1-2, Proverbs 3:1-2, Deuteronomy 28:6, Psalm 121:8, Joshua 1:9, Psalm 91:11, Matthew 19:14.