A Prayer for My Grandsons
Dear Lord I pray, (insert child’s name) will obey Your commands,
and not neglect the teachings of his mother and father.
Keep Your words always in his heart and tie them around his neck.
Wherever he walks, Your counsel will lead him.
When he sleeps, You will protect him.
When he wakes up in the morning, You will advise him.
Your Word is a beam of light directed into the dark corners of his mind
to warn him of danger and to give him a good life.
I pray _______ will cast all his anxieties on You
because You want what is best for him.
I pray ________ will recognize the temptations and deceitfulness of the enemy, Satan.
Be self-controlled and alert, resist the enemy, standing firm in his faith.
Keep him from the immoral behavior of the world he sees in person, in print, in the media or on the computer.
Lord, I pray _______ will grow up to be a godly man who loves You and serves You as long as lives.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Adapted from Proverbs 6:20–23 and I Peter 5:6–9
Written by Grandpa Penner
Lillian Penner is the author of Grandparenting with a Purpose: Effective Ways to Pray for Your Grandchildren in English and Spanish. She is on staff with the Christian Grandparenting Network prayer ministry, developing prayer cards, grandparents@Prayer groups, and the Grandparenting Day of Prayer. She has a passion for praying intentionally for her grandchildren and desires to share that passion with other grandparents. An avid blogger, Lillian breaks into smiles if you ask about her thirteen grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. She and her husband, John, live in Portland, Oregon, where they are active in church ministries. They were both raised in Christian homes and desire to pass their godly heritage to their future generations. She and her husband enjoy traveling, Southern Gospel music but most of all, enjoy spending time with their family.
Yes, The LORD is constantly watching everyone, and he gives strength to those who faithfully obey him. (2Chronicles 16 ;9)