What is a good short prayer for my family?

You can pray simply: 'God, hold the people I love, heal what is broken between us, and watch over my house.' Say it honestly and add the names on your heart.

How do I pray for a family member who is far from me?

Name them before God, ask for their protection and their good, and entrust them to a love greater than your own. You can also ask others to pray with you on the prayer wall.

Can prayer help my family?

Christians believe prayer changes things, including us. It softens hearts, steadies love, and invites God into the very relationships that matter most.

Prayer & Presence

A Prayer for My Family

Whatever your family is walking through right now, tension, distance, worry, or just the weight of loving people you cannot control, you can bring them to God in a few honest words. You do not have to fix everyone before you pray. You can simply lift them up as they are, and ask for help.

If this is you. Family can be the place we love hardest and hurt deepest. If your heart is heavy for someone you love, that heaviness is welcome here. It is, in its own way, already a kind of prayer.

Scripture is full of people praying for their households, parents for children, children for parents, brothers and sisters for one another. God cares about the particular people under your roof and in your heart.

What Scripture says

“As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.”

Joshua 24:15

“Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.”

Acts 16:31

“Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.”

Philippians 4:6

A prayer you can pray right now

A prayer you can pray right nowGod, I bring my family to You, each one of them by name in my heart. You know what we are carrying. Hold the ones I love, heal what is broken between us, and give us grace with one another. Watch over my house. Amen.

You do not have to carry this alone. On the Living Bread prayer wall you can ask real people to pray for you tonight. You can keep it private, share only what you want, and you do not need to make an account to be prayed for. Someone will pray.

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And if you want to know the One you are praying to

You do not have to believe anything yet. Prayer is simply turning toward God as honestly as you can, and Christians believe that in Jesus, God turned toward us first. You do not have to take our word for it. Read his own words quietly and see what you find. The Gospel of John is a gentle place to begin, and it costs you nothing but a little quiet and an honest look.

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Jesus Christ is Lord.

Frequently asked questions

What is a good short prayer for my family?: You can pray simply: 'God, hold the people I love, heal what is broken between us, and watch over my house.' Say it honestly and add the names on your heart.
How do I pray for a family member who is far from me?: Name them before God, ask for their protection and their good, and entrust them to a love greater than your own. You can also ask others to pray with you on the prayer wall.
Can prayer help my family?: Christians believe prayer changes things, including us. It softens hearts, steadies love, and invites God into the very relationships that matter most.

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