Praying For / With Your Grandchildren

Grandparents, get praying. Ian Barnett (National Grandparent Movement) encourages you to pray for and with your grandchildren. Along with many ways to power up your prayer life right now, Ian explains why prayer is vital.

Key Takeaways:

Praying for grandchildren can enhance relationships and provide spiritual support. Creating specific prayer topics for grandkids, based on their life stages, helps in fostering a meaningful habit. "Prayer is normal": Making prayer a regular, natural part of interactions with grandchildren can nurture their openness to faith. Use tools (such as personalised coffee mugs) as reminders to pray for each grandchild. Navigating faith and prayer in non-religious households requires respect, open communication, and permission-seeking.

Notable Quotes:

"I'm trying to normalise that prayer is normal." – Ian Barnett "Praying for them by name and being specific about things in their life encourages a closer relationship." – Ian Barnett "Let them be comfortable in hearing themselves say things out loud." – Ian Barnett

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