5 days
Praying for My Children
Five days of Scripture to pray over your children for protection, wisdom, and hope.
Day 1
The One who keeps them
1I will lift up my eyes to the hills. Where does my help come from? 2My help comes from Yahweh, who made heaven and earth. 3He will not allow your foot to be moved. He who keeps you will not slumber. 4Behold, he who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. 5Yahweh is your keeper. Yahweh is your shade on your right hand. 6The sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon by night. 7Yahweh will keep you from all evil. He will keep your soul. 8Yahweh will keep your going out and your coming in, from this time forward, and forever more.
Psalms 121WEBRead in contextRead the full chapter World English Bible
Reflection
A pilgrim psalm entrusting the journey to a God who never sleeps.
A guided prayer inspired by today's Scripture
Heavenly Father, thank you that I can come to you just as I am. You are the keeper who neither slumbers nor sleeps, watching over your own. Would you watch over my children, guard my children from harm, and surround my children with your care. I place this in your hands and choose to trust you with what I cannot control. In the name of Jesus, amen.
Faithful action
Bless each child by name.
Day 2
Wisdom for their paths
5Trust in Yahweh with all your heart, and don’t lean on your own understanding. 6In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.
Proverbs 3:5-6WEBRead in contextRead the full chapter World English Bible
Reflection
A parent's prayer for children learning to trust God with decisions.
A guided prayer inspired by today's Scripture
Heavenly Father, thank you that I can come to you just as I am. You promise to make our paths straight when we trust you rather than lean on our own understanding. Would you give my children wisdom and a clear next step, and the courage to walk it in trust. I place this in your hands and choose to trust you with what I cannot control. In the name of Jesus, amen.
Faithful action
Pray for one specific decision your child faces.
Day 3
Courage over fear
10Don’t you be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. Yes, I will help you. Yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness.
Isaiah 41:10WEBRead in contextRead the full chapter World English Bible
Reflection
Ask that your children would know they are held, not alone.
A guided prayer inspired by today's Scripture
Heavenly Father, thank you that I can come to you just as I am. Your grace is sufficient, and your power is made perfect in weakness. Would you renew the strength of my children and meet my children in the very place that feels weakest. I place this in your hands and choose to trust you with what I cannot control. In the name of Jesus, amen.
Faithful action
Tell one child today that God is with them.
Day 4
Loved beyond measure
16For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
John 3:16WEBRead in contextRead the full chapter World English Bible
Reflection
The heart of the gospel, prayed over the ones you love most.
A guided prayer inspired by today's Scripture
Heavenly Father, thank you that I can come to you just as I am. You hold plans for a future and a hope, working all things toward good for those who love you. Would you lift the eyes of my children beyond today, and keep hope alive in my children even in the waiting. I place this in your hands and choose to trust you with what I cannot control. In the name of Jesus, amen.
Faithful action
Pray your child would know, deeply, that they are loved.
Day 5
A future and a hope
11For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says Yahweh, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope and a future.
Jeremiah 29:11WEBRead in contextRead the full chapter World English Bible
Reflection
Entrust your children's unknown future to a good God.
A guided prayer inspired by today's Scripture
Heavenly Father, thank you that I can come to you just as I am. You hold plans for a future and a hope, working all things toward good for those who love you. Would you lift the eyes of my children beyond today, and keep hope alive in my children even in the waiting. I place this in your hands and choose to trust you with what I cannot control. In the name of Jesus, amen.
Faithful action
Write a short blessing for your child's future.