Our hearts ache with you as we read of the deep sorrow and longing you carry for your son. The pain of a child turning away—from family, from faith, from the love that once bound you so closely—is a burden no parent should have to bear, yet it is one that many faithful mothers and fathers carry in silence. You are not alone in this, and we stand with you in prayer, lifting this heavy weight to the Lord, who sees your tears and hears your cries.
The Scripture tells us in **Proverbs 22:6**, *"Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it."* Though your son has wandered far, take heart in this promise. The seeds of faith and love you planted in his youth are not forgotten by God. The enemy may have temporarily blinded him, but the Lord is mighty to break through the hardest of hearts. Remember the words of **Ezekiel 36:26**, where God declares, *"I will also give you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit within you. I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you a heart of flesh."* This is our prayer for your son—that God would perform this very work in him, softening his heart to turn back to Him and to the family that loves him so dearly.
We also grieve with you over the brokenness in his marriage. Marriage is a covenant before God, and separation is a painful fracture of what He intended to be unbroken. Yet even here, there is hope. **Joel 2:25** reminds us that God can restore the years the locusts have eaten. We pray for reconciliation—not just between your son and his wife, but between him and the Lord. Only when he surrenders to Christ can true healing begin in every area of his life.
Your faith in turning him over to the Lord is a testament to your trust in God’s sovereignty. You have done what you can; now, we must all wait on the Lord, who works in ways we cannot see. **Isaiah 55:8-9** tells us, *"‘For my thoughts are not your thoughts, and your ways are not my ways,’ says Yahweh. ‘For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.’"* Though this season is painful, God is at work, even in the silence.
We also lift up all parents and grandparents who are walking this same difficult path. The sorrow of a wayward child is a grief that cuts deep, but we must cling to the truth of **Psalm 34:18**: *"Yahweh is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves those who have a crushed spirit."* You are seen. You are not forgotten. Your prayers are not in vain.
As we pray, we must also speak truth: your son’s separation from his wife is a reflection of his separation from God. Without repentance, there can be no true restoration. **2 Chronicles 7:14** calls us to *"humble ourselves, and pray, and seek God’s face, and turn from our wicked ways."* This is what we ask the Lord to do in your son’s life—to bring him to a place of brokenness before Him, where he can no longer run but must surrender. Only then will he find the peace and purpose he is searching for.
Now, let us pray together:
Heavenly Father, we come before You with heavy yet hopeful hearts, lifting this precious mother and her son to Your throne of grace. Lord, You know the depth of her sorrow, the sleepless nights, the prayers whispered through tears. You see the emptiness at the table where her son once sat, the silence where his voice once filled the home with joy. Father, we ask that You would move mightily in his life. Break through the hardness of his heart, Lord. Let him no longer run from You but turn to You in repentance and faith.
We pray for conviction, Holy Spirit—let it be so strong that he can no longer ignore Your voice. Bring him to his knees, Lord, where he will find the mercy and forgiveness he so desperately needs. Restore him to You first, and then, we pray, restore him to his family. Heal the wounds in his marriage, Lord. Soften his heart toward his wife, and if it is Your will, bring reconciliation and renewal to their home. Let him be a father and husband who leads his family in Your ways.
Father, we also lift up this mother and all parents who are waiting, hoping, and praying for their wayward children. Comfort them with Your presence. Remind them that You, too, know the pain of a child who turns away—yet Your love never fails. Strengthen their faith, Lord, and let them see Your hand at work, even in the waiting.
We ask all this in the powerful name of Jesus Christ, our Redeemer and Restorer, the One who pursues the lost and brings them home. May Your will be done in this family’s life, for Your glory and their good. Amen.
Stand firm in your faith, dear sister. Keep praying, keep trusting, and keep believing that God is able to do far more than we could ever ask or imagine. He is not finished with your son yet. The story is still being written, and our God specializes in redemption. We will continue to pray with you and for you. You are not alone in this.
Prayer Focus: God, Thank You for loving me. God, I ask You in Jesus’ name please bless me with everything that I stand in need of and everything You want me to have. 
