Prayer 03: Tips for Praying As A Family - A Chat with Hunter Beless & Laura Wifler
Prayer is not a box to check during nap time. It’s something the whole family can get involved in, even when nap time is non-existent! In today’s episode, listen in as two moms, Laura and her friend Hunter Beless (whom you may know from the The Journeywomen Podcast!) share practical tips for praying as a family. They remind us that while it’s good to pray alone in the quiet of our bedroom, it’s also good to involve our kids in prayer as we do it together. There’s a practical idea for everyone in this episode!
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For this mini-series we’ve got the much requested printable for Kitchen Sink Prayers! Last summer, we launched Kitchen Sink Prayers to encourage the R|M community to cultivate a life of prayer. The idea is that each time we’re at a kitchen sink—whether washing hands or dishes, rinsing fruit, or filling a water bottle in the breakroom—we pray. As something that most of us visit several times a day, a kitchen sink can prompt a regular rhythm of prayer in our lives. We took those prayers, added some new ones, and packaged them into a free printable. Plus, we can’t forget the kids! Included in the download are a few fun tools for you to help teach your children how to pray.
30 Different Kitchen Sink Prayer Cards, each card includes a topic, verse, and several prayer prompts.
Two Prayer printables to enjoy with your kids, including the Five Finger Prayers and a Prayer Chain
For a complete list of all our recommended articles and books on prayer, head over to our Prayer series page.
This mini-series is brought to you in part by Crossway, publisher of the Flourish Bible Studies series by Lydia Brownback. These 10-week studies illustrate the overarching storyline of the Bible book by book. Each workbook features conversational teaching and study questions designed to give women tools for Bible study in every season of life. Pick up the Flourish Bible Studies wherever books are sold or visit crossway.org/plus to find out how you can get 30 percent off with your Crossway plus account. We’re so thankful for Crossway’s sponsorship this season!
R|M Apply Questions:
How did prayer and spiritual disciplines change for you once you had kids?
What rhythm in your daily life can you begin incorporating prayer into? Hunter talks about a routine that works for her. Think about your daily routines, what might work well for your family?
Find a psalm or other scripture that you can read with your kids (Hunter gave some examples). Then pray according to that scripture to give your kids language for their prayers. You could even write out a prayer for your family based on this scripture.
Of all the practical tips Laura and Hunter mention, is there one you’d like to try? Pray and ask God to give you eyes to see where you can integrate prayer into your daily life.
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