35 prayers
Family & Relationships
Prayers for the people closest to you: a husband or wife, children and grandchildren, parents, aunts, nephews and in-laws, and for relationships going through a hard stretch.
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Birthday Prayer For Daughter
A daughter’s birthday prayer usually has to fit somewhere small: inside a card, in a text,…
Family & RelationshipsBirthday Prayer For Son
On your son’s birthday you’re likely to remember the day he was born: the waiting, the…
Family & RelationshipsBlack Family Prayer
For generations, Black families in America held onto faith when almost everything else was taken from…
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Godmother Prayer
At a Catholic baptism, the priest asks the parents and godparents, “Are you ready to help…
Family & RelationshipsGood Morning Prayer For My Husband
Most good morning prayers for a husband are said in a hurry: in the kitchen while…
Family & RelationshipsGrandma Prayer
Grandmas are often the ones who prayed for us first. Plenty of people remember a grandmother…
Family & RelationshipsGrandmother’s Prayer
The Bible names one grandmother who passed on her faith: Lois. Paul, writing to the young…
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A Mother’s Prayer
St Monica prayed for her son for seventeen years. Augustine was brilliant, restless, living with a…
Family & RelationshipsMorning Prayer For Kids
Children learn prayer the same way they learn anything: by repetition and by watching. A short…
Family & RelationshipsMother Of The Bride Prayer
The mother of the bride has usually been planning for months: the dress fittings, the seating…
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Prayer For A Young Man
Young men today face real headwinds. Many are lonely, unsure what’s expected of them, and drifting…
Family & RelationshipsPrayer For Aunt
An aunt occupies a position no one else in a family holds: close enough to be…
Family & RelationshipsPrayer For Breakup
A breakup can feel like a death. The person you talked to every day is gone,…
Family & RelationshipsPrayer for Cheating Husband
The Church has a saint for this, and she is not a decorative one. Rita of…
Family & RelationshipsPrayer For Commitment
We live in a culture that keeps its options open. Subscriptions can be cancelled anytime, jobs…
Family & RelationshipsPrayer For Communication
Most arguments aren’t really about the dishes or the money or the schedule. They’re about not…
Family & RelationshipsPrayer For Divorce Settlement
No one plans to need this prayer. A divorce settlement often comes after months or years…
Family & RelationshipsPrayer For Long Distance Relationship
Long distance relationships run on video calls, time-zone maths and countdown apps. They’re built on trust,…
Family & RelationshipsPrayer For Men
Men often carry a lot quietly. Many feel responsible for providing and protecting, but don’t have…
Family & RelationshipsPrayer For Mother In Law
The most famous mother-in-law in the Bible is Naomi, and her daughter-in-law Ruth loved her so…
Family & RelationshipsPrayer For My Cousin
A cousin is the relative you did not choose, are roughly the same age as, and…
Family & RelationshipsPrayer For My Girlfriend
Praying for your girlfriend is one of the best things you can do for her, and…
Family & RelationshipsPrayer for my Nephew
There is a whole book of the Bible about an anxious older relative and a young…
Family & RelationshipsPrayer For My Sister In Law
A sister-in-law is family you did not choose and cannot resign from. That is the whole…
Family & RelationshipsPrayer For My Son In Law
The Book of Ruth is, among other things, a story about in-laws who chose each other.…
Family & RelationshipsPrayer For My Uncle
Uncles hold a special place in a family. They’re often the fun one, the one who…
Family & RelationshipsPrayer For New Parents
Nothing prepares you for it. The first night home from the hospital, staring at this tiny…
Family & RelationshipsPrayer For Twins
The first twins in the Bible were an answer to prayer. Isaac and Rebekah had waited…
Family & RelationshipsPreschool Prayer
Preschoolers can pray. They might not understand theology, but they understand thank you, please and sorry,…