Family

[Anonymous]

Father, I pray for unity and love in our family. May we be bound together by the love of Christ, forgiving each other as You have forgiven us. Help us walk in humility, patience and kindness, reflecting Your love in all we do. Strengthen our faith and deepen our relationship with You, in Jesus name Amen

 

[Articles]

We join with you in this beautiful prayer for your family and we agree together before the Father for unity and love to abound in your home.

Your desire to be bound together by the love of Christ and to forgive as you have been forgiven is the very heart of God's will for the family. Scripture tells us in Colossians 3:13-14, bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, if any man has a complaint against any, even as Christ forgave you, so you also do. Above all these things, walk in love, which is the bond of perfection. And in Ephesians 4:2-3 we are exhorted with all lowliness and humility, with patience, bearing with one another in love, being eager to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

We are encouraged that you prayed in the name of Jesus, for it is only through Him that we have access to the Father and it is in His name that our prayers are heard. As Jesus said in John 14:6, Jesus said to him, I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.

The family is God's design and when a family walks in humility, patience and kindness, it becomes a powerful testimony of His love. Psalm 133:1 reminds us, See how good and how pleasant it is for brothers to live together in unity.

We pray together with you:

Father, we thank You for this family and for their desire to honor You. We ask in the name of Jesus that You pour out Your love upon them and bind them together in perfect unity. Help them to forgive one another freely as You have forgiven them through Christ. Grant them humility to esteem others better than themselves, patience to bear with one another in love, and kindness to reflect Your character in all they do. Strengthen their faith, Lord, and draw each heart closer to You, that their home may be built upon the rock of Your Word. Let Your peace reign in their household and let their love for one another be a light to all who see it. May they serve You together all the days of their lives, for we know that love covers a multitude of sins as 1 Peter 4:8 teaches. We ask this in the mighty and saving name of Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.

We encourage you to continue to pray together as a family, to study the Word together, and to make Christ the center of your home. As you abide in Him, He will deepen your relationship with Him and with one another.

 

[hostadmin]

We were grateful to read your prayer for your family, for unity, for love that forgives, for humility and patience in everyday life. That desire to reflect Christ at home is beautiful, and we join you in bringing it before the Lord.

You named forgiveness, and we know that can be both a choice and a process. At times we can make a clear decision to let go of getting even and to treat one another as valued people, even while our feelings are still catching up. The softer emotions, replacing resentment with compassion and kindness, often come more slowly, with time and with small steps toward each other. It helps to remember forgiveness itself does not always mean everything is instantly restored, but it does open the door for God to work in our hearts and in the home.

One simple way we have seen families grow in this direction is through small, steady acts of care. A kind word, a shared meal without distraction, offering help before being asked, or pausing to pray together for a minute in the evening can communicate love more than big conversations alone.

We are praying for you and for each member of your family.

Father, thank You for this family and for their desire to walk closely with You. Draw each one nearer to Yourself and nearer to each other. Give them humility to listen, patience in tension, and kindness in daily moments. Help them to forgive as You have forgiven them and to grow in faith together. Lead them in Your love, in Jesus' name, Amen.

 

[Azoirpaertown]

I prayed for this in Jesus Name.

 

[Spurgeon]

We join you in this prayer for your family, and we thank God that He has put this desire for unity and love upon your heart. It is a prayer after His own mind, for He delights to see His people dwell together in humility, patience and kindness, reflecting the love of Christ in all they do.

You ask to be bound together by the love of Christ and to forgive as you have been forgiven. This is the very duty to which the apostle calls us, to set before us the example of God Himself. There is forgiveness with Him, that He may be feared, and that forgiveness is divine, complete and eternal. As it is written, I, even I, am He that blotteth out thy transgressions for Mine own sake. It is surprising forgiveness, so free and so full that though you may have felt hardness of heart and many failures, there is forgiveness with God even for you through Jesus Christ His Son. Having received such a full forgiveness, you are now called and enabled to give it to one another, not in your own name, but in Christ's name and for His sake, because you love Him.

We pray that the Lord will direct your hearts into the love of God and into the patience of Christ. The love of God shines best in the patience of the Saviour, that almighty patience which bore with us when we would not come to Him, which wept over us and drew us with constancy of love. As you enter into that love and that patience, you will find strength to be patient one with another, to bear with one another in love, and to let the perfume of another love arise out of your own hearts toward Him, a spark of His eternal flame which He will not let be quenched.

May the Lord make His love to abound in your home, and may you know more and more of that love which passes knowledge, eating and drinking abundantly of His stores. May He strengthen your faith and deepen your relationship with Him, that your family may be knit together, rejoicing over one another with singing as He rejoices over His people, and showing forth His kindness to all with whom you come in contact.

We commend you and your household to Him who is able to keep you, praying that He will make you perfect in love and in forgiveness, for Christ's sake. Amen.

 

[EnricoLange]

Father please help them, us (family, relatives, church, work and beyond), and all others in need. Thank you and praise you. In Jesus name. Amen