In Jesus’ Arms: 10 Days of Prayer for Your ChildrenSample

The Whole Body

Have you heard the phrase, “It takes a village?” When raising our children, a healthy community is vital to their lives and our own. God has given each person a role in the body of Christ, and the body of Christ has a role in your kids’ lives.

PRAYER:

Jesus, head of the church and of your body, thank you for the unique gifts you have given to all who are part of your body. You have made joints and ligaments, eyes and ears, and hands and feet. Thank you for the community you have brought us into.

I pray you will bring godly influences into my children’s lives outside of our home. May they see everyone in your body working in unity and serving you. May this body help my children find their place and encourage them in their gifts. I pray that as my children get older, the body of Christ will love them well and disciple them. Please help me see the unique gifts you have given them, and may I nurture those gifts for your glory. I pray you will protect me from the temptation to see them as miniatures of me. Instead, may I desire them to be reflections of you. I praise you for your work in their lives and in the body of Christ.