Prayers For Children - Pray Today

You can pray for your child or children, to keep them safe at home and in school, or to grow into happy, healthy, and successful people in the years to come.

Prayer For Obedience

O Lord, Jesus, You are God's beloved Son. And you obey Him completely, even if it meant giving Your life for all of us. Help me live like you, trusting in and obeying the will of the Father each and every day of my life. Help me increase my faith, that I may obey You quickly, fully, and lovingly. Teach me to obey You for the right reason, which is simply because I love You.

Prayer for My Children

Lord Jesus, keep my children safe and bless them always. Thank You for sheltering them in the protection of Your loving arms, and for keeping them healthy and strong. Thank You for giving them true friends who encourage them and inspire them to do good things, to have a clean and pure heart, and to show respect to people around them. Lord, thank You for showering numerous blessings on my children, and also for the gift of the Holy Spirit. It brings me great joy to see my children growing in wisdom, stature, and favor with You. May we all grow closer to one another with You in the center of our lives. Amen.

Prayer for Discipline

Lord Jesus, I pray for the gift of discipline and the strength to keep at it no matter what. Teach me to do what has to be done, when it has to be done, and to overcome the temptation of procrastination. Thank you for filling my mind with useful knowledge, and my time with worthwhile activities for the good of the many. Thank you for shaping me into a loving person; into an obedient child who trusts in You and does what may appear difficult because in time we will discover that You are giving us what we need at the right time and place. Amen.

Prayer for My Family

Loving Father, thank you for blessing my family. Thank you for filling our home with Your holy and loving presence, and for making it a place of peace and harmony. Thank You for teaching us how to respect and also how to forgive one another. We also thank You for protecting us and for providing us with the things we need; for healing us in times of illness or loneliness; for being our refuge and our strength. Thank You for giving us the shining example of the Holy Family of Jesus. May we continually be inspired by Mary and Joseph as we grow with our family in the coming days, months, and years. We ask for Your Holy Spirit, for the power to always trust in You. Amen.

Prayer for My Parents

Lord Jesus, thank You for showing me how to honor my parents, and for giving me a heart of gratitude for they who have brought me into this world. Lord, thank You for blessing my parents in all that they do, in every moment of their lives, and in every place they may be. Thank You for giving them good health now and in the years to come. Thank You for blessing them with everything they need. I pray that You continue opening doors that they may know and love You more deeply. Amen.

Prayer for My Friends

Holy Father in heaven, thank You for blessing and protecting my friends, classmates, and neighbors every single day. Though I may always see them, I entrust them to You and am comforted knowing that You can see them all the time. Thank You for sending guardian angels to their side, protecting them and guiding them. Thank You also for giving my friends the grace to ask for Your help and wisdom. Thank You, Lord Jesus, for helping them make the right choices, and for making them strong and courageous. You have bathed everyone, my friends and myself, in the generous outpouring of Your love and blessings. We place our trust in You. Amen.

Prayer for My Exam

O, Holy Spirit, fill me with wisdom as I prepare for my exam. Thank You for opening my mind and shining into it the light of understanding while I review my homework. Thank You for strengthening my memory that I may remember my lessons for a long time. Thank You for giving me a peaceful heart, that I may keep calm thoughts in my mind, and that I may smile because I trust in You. Lord Jesus, I trust You with all my heart, mind, and soul. I know that all that I am, and all I can be depends not on my ability, but on You. Open my mind, my ears, and my heart, that I may always hear Your voice. Thank You for helping me succeed in my exams, which I do well to glorify You. In Jesus Christ we pray. Amen.