Weekly Devotion: Grandmothers’ Prayers
Happy summer Sunday! Welcome to this Weekly Devotion: Grandmothers’ Prayers.
Of course, we are ready for the second annual Cousin Camp when I am blessed to have our six older grandchildren all together for summer fun.
This is also an opportunity for me to pray over each one …to hold them tight and silently pray is an honor.
I do miss the five that are in another city so much and I want to remember how quickly this time passes and they will not be this young much longer.
So, I pray….because I often hear of adults who attribute their lives to the prayers of grandmothers.
We never know how God will answer the prayers…but I trust that He does.
WEEKLY DEVOTION: GRANDMOTHERS’ PRAYERS – WHAT I PRAY
I know each one of these six pretty well…and I hope to know the two babies as they grow away from me.
There are specifics that I pray for the individuals.
Years back I heard a song by one of my favorite Christian artists, Twila Paris, that she wrote for her own child.
I can remember sitting on our staircase and weeping when I heard this song. It spoke exactly the prayers I wanted for all of my grandchildren.
Now, I cannot listen to it at all without crying.
And, I am going to share it with you today….No matter the ages of your grandchildren…these prayers are powerful…..(First the lyrics and then the song)
WEEKLY DEVOTION: GRANDMOTHERS’ PRAYERS – WE ARE CALLED
I do feel like God has called all of us who are honored to be grandparents to daily prayer over all of them.
It is a commission.
Make a prayer journal that you can share with them one day to show how you prayed.
And if you are not a grandmother, ask a friend who is, if they have a grandchild who needs prayer.
Then come alongside them and commit to be their prayer warrior for life.
Please pray for us this weekend that we will enjoy one another…be safe from injury and sickness… and make memories together.
Blessings for your week.
Pray without ceasing!
By Pamela Lutrell
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Have a blessed Sunday, Cheryll.
So simply beautiful. I particularly like the quote from “We Are One” . Studying my ancestors, I feel as if I beginning to know them.
So true, Pam. I feel like the trajectory of my life was changed through my grandmother’s prayers. It’s such a blessed calling to pray over our children and grandchildren and be an example for them. They were placed in our lives by God.
Beautiful! A heartfelt devotion today. The song and the reminder to pray over our grandchildren daily is bringing such joy (and tears).
What beautiful words and song – I’m sitting here with tears in my eyes. Being a grandparent has been one of my life’s greatest blessings and I pray for those precious little beings every day. Thank you for sharing this.
Oh Pam, this is beautiful! Thank you for sharing! You’re right, I cried the whole way through. I sent this song to my Grandmas In Prayer group, a group of mighty prayer warriors who meet to pray for each other’s grandchildren. Momsinprayer.org
Have a beautiful blessed time with those grandkids this week! 🙏🏻
So important when there are grandmothers who at times feel taken for granted or even invisible and unseen in their grandchildren’s lives.
That song is a beautiful prayer. I know you will have a wonderful time with your grandkids and l look forward to reading about your adventures with them.
Totally off the subject, but if I don’t share it now I’ll forget to later. I read something yesterday that really resonated with me. “It is a helpful spiritual exercise to isolate those passages from the New Testament, those sayings and actions of Jesus, that make us most uncomfortable, since they will most effectively indicate how our souls have to be transfigured. They, much more than the passages we instinctively love, will show the path that metanoia must follow.”
Have a happy and blessed Sunday with your family.
I read that too, Kathie, from the daily gospel reflection by Bishop Barron.
What a beautiful song and verse. I have copied this to pray for my 3 very young grandchildren. Thank you for sharing and have an awesome grandma camp!
Another great reflection on the power of prayer coupled with great love. Thank you.
Mary
As a grandmother of two grown granddaughters, I continue to pray over them every single day. There are prayers specific to each of them as well as collective prayers. I hope your cousins’ camp is a tremendous success.
I pray for my grandchildren, great grandchildren and please add those affected by our wildfires here in Colorado. The Snyder Fire on the western slope near four corner’s and very close to us is the Aspen Acres Fire, which is now 87,000 acres. I include the Firefighters, EMS, and all support staff working day and night to protect us and our property. Three firefighters lost their lives fighting the Snyder Fire. It is extremely difficult and dangerous work. Thank you.
Sydney