A Prayer for Your Family

Father God,


I am so thankful for the family of believers your are knitting together around us, through us and sometimes even in spite of us. We repent of and ask you to remove any feelings of bitterness, jealousy, pride and decit - acknowleging with humility how human we are - and replace them with joy, thoughtfulness, contentment and a true desire that others succeed. Thank you for our YoungLife family of leaders, people you have hand crafted and brought to us from the far corners of this earth, to live with us.


As you did with Moses, when the burden of leadership became too great, we are thankful for those that you have brought us.   

The LORD said to Moses: “Bring me seventy of Israel’s elders who are known to you as leaders and officials among the people. Have them come to the tent of meeting, that they may stand there with you.  I will come down and speak with you there, and I will take some of the power of the Spirit that is on you and put it on them. They will share the burden of the people with you so that you will not have to carry it alone." 

(Numbers 11:16-17)

God protect our small family. Teach us to love one other deeply, as you have loved us. May the world know You, because we are One.

Bring clear wisdom as we seek your will on where to place leaders. Raise up other prayerful adults in these towns/communities that will help us encourage, edify and establish us. Humbly we know we cannot do this on our own, but only with your strength. 


We pray for the kids you have chosen. Thank you for these few but sturdy ones. Thank you for the uniqueness - again a group with roots in different corners of the globe. Thank you for their child-likeness and their stories. Give us your heart for them, give us your eyes to see how to love them best, give us your ears to hear their stories. Father protect these little ones from the evil one. May they love you forever.

In Your Name, Amen.