One of the most powerful gifts we can give our parents, especially as they age is to consistently pray for them. We can pray as the Lord on their behalf as touching different areas of their lives; such as their state of mind, health, emotions, soul, and their overall well-being.
Parents at all times may not be seen as perfect due to their human nature, even so, we are expected according to God’s injunction to honour them and seek the Face of our heavenly Father on their behalf.
Below are some more reasons we need to pray for our parents and some inspiring prayers for parents to start with.
Why it is important to pray for parents?
There are biblical reasons to pray for our parents whether they live to deserve or hearty prayers or not. Here are some important reasons to take our parents to the lord in prayer.
1. The Lord Commands it!
God wants us to honour and respectfully deal with our parents, no matter what. Bible verses in (Exodus 20:12, Ephesians 6:1) affirm it.
2. There’s a promise and a blessing attached
Another reason to pray for our parents is to attract the promises and blessings attached to honouring our parents as promised by God. This is visible in (Ephesians 6:2-3).
3. For Guidance and Wisdom
The Lord has given us our parents as our earthly guide, especially when they’ve had an encounter with the Lord, they can by God’s grace be instrumental to helping us walk the path of greatness so that we can fulfill God’s divine purpose. See James 1:5.
4. For Strength and Patience
We need to pray for our parents for strength and grace to be patient in Parenting. Parenthood is not a walk in the park, it’s important to pray that the Lord grants our parents all they require to provide divine assistance as ordained by God to their children. Read (Philippians 4:13, and Galatians 5:22-23) for a more insightful take on this.
5. For a United Family
It is the prayer of every parent to have a united family, so praying for parents for wisdom to build unity in the family among the members of the family is important to help enliven the family’s spiritual well-being. (Ephesians 4:3).
6. To serve as an example to Children
Praying for parents is also setting an example for the kids in the family, this will teach them the importance of interceding for other family members and also show them the need to demonstrate spiritual love, care, and concern for the members of the family. Read (1 Timothy 2:1) for more.
Thanksgiving Prayer for Parents
1. To the gracious God who has given us our tender-hearted parents we worship and praise your holy name, we come before you today in sincere appreciation for our fathers and mothers whom you gave the responsibility of overseeing our well-being right from the time of birth till now that we have become of age.
2. For the wisdom, energy, and knowledge you’ve given to them to raise us according to your precious will, we thank and bless you heavenly Father.
3. Our parentage has its divine source in your compassionate love for us, thank you Father for graciously giving your son to die for our sins so that we again can be redeemed back to you.
4. Father Lord, for mothers who demonstrate a love that knows no boundaries we thank you…
5. For fathers who painstakingly sacrifice for the wellness of homes, we are grateful oh Lord. Thank you for giving the strength, compassion, and willpower to guide, protect, and their homes.
6. Father, we can’t be grateful enough to you for the love and support we enjoyed from our parents through your divine arrangement of family love.
7. And for those who lost their parent or lost touch with them, thank you for standing in as their divine guide and light. We worship and bless you Father for first being our heavenly father and also for giving us our earthly parents to serve as our source of strength.
For all the daily blessing and benefits that you load with, Lord we are grateful, thank you Father for being the never-drying source of our blessing and riches, Lord Jesus, i come at the place of prayer trusting you for an endless flow of your riches upon my Parents and by extension to all generation that will come out of them. Amen.
Prayers for Parents
8. Lord Jesus, we come before you on behalf of our parents, they kept sacrificing for us and they are not even tired to do so, Dear Lord we pray that you bestow on them more strength, grace, wisdom, and health of a lifetime in Jesus’ name.
9. Father Lord, for our aged parents we ask that you make them more effervescent than ever in Jesus’ name.
10. Your word in 3 John 1 vs 2 says “Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.” Lord Jesus, we ask on behalf of our parents, that you will do these threefold miracles of prosperity, and good health and that their soul prospers through divine grace through Christ according to your will, in Jesus’ name.
11. Is there any of our parents that have been targeted by darkness for premature death, Lord i decree and declare their liberation right now in Jesus’s name.
12. Every scheme of darkness devised working to bring to futility the efforts of our aged parents upon their children, so that they’ll not eat of their labour, we thwart such evil schemes in Jesus’ name.
13. 1 Corinthians 2:9 says “Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, Nor have entered into the heart of man The things which God has prepared for those who love Him”
Lord I pray for that which you’ve prepared for these our parents because they love, let it unfold in their days, amen.
14. Father Lord, let not these parents feel for once that they are not cherished and loved enough, amen.
15. For those who are having one or two health challenges due to old age, I pray dear Lord that you heal them right now in Jesus, amen.
16. According to your word that cannot fall to the ground in Pslam 91: 16, I ask dear Lord “You reward them with a long life and give them your salvation.” amen.
17. Whatever challenges that come with parenthood, I ask that you release them enough grace and wisdom to carry through in Jesus’ name.
18. To every parent trusting God for provision for their children, or themselves Lord I pray that you open unto them the doors of provision and abundance.
19. Lord, I pray for their weary souls that you will graciously grant them rest here on earth and beyond in Jesus’ name.
20. As many parents who are yet to know the Lord, I pray that the saving grace of the Lord will locate them so that they will be able to escape.
21. Lord we desire to love, honor and support them according to your will, Lord I pray that you make this a possibility for every fishing heart in Jesus’ name.
22. As our parents look up to you Lord for provision for all that is required to build a safe and happy home, I pray that their request be granted in Jesus’ name.
23. Your word in John 14 verse 27 says “Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.” My Heavenly Father, I ask on behalf of my parents that You fill them with a peace that surpasses human understanding, that no matter what the difficulty and challenges that may come their way, you will give them the grace and power to overcome and never at once to be troubled, with the consciousness that you are with them.
24. Lord I bring to you all parents working tooth and nail to provide for their family every day, I ask dear Lord that you ease their burdens and provide for their needs, usher them into stability and wealth to the glory of your name.
25. Father of Love and Light, I pray that you grant my parents a love and unison that knows no bounds, and put in them a spirit of forgiveness and forbearing for each other in Jesus Name.
26. In all the matters they are trusting you for, in their health, for their children, for their spiritual life, for provision, Father, I join Faith with their answers to solicit for an expedient answer in Jesus name.
27. I bring their bodies to you Lord, I pray that it will not be a place for sickness and diseases in Jesus’ name,
Bible verses to pray for parents
1. “For the promise is for you and for your children and for all who are far off, everyone whom the Lord our God calls to himself.” – Acts 2:39
2. “And he will turn the hearts of fathers to their children and the hearts of children to their fathers, lest I come and strike the land with a decree of utter destruction.” – Malachi 4:6
3. “I will be a father to you, and you shall be sons and daughters to me, says the Lord Almighty.” – 2 Corinthians 6:18
4. “But from everlasting to everlasting the Lord’s love is with those who fear him, and his righteousness with their children’s children.” – Psalm 103:17
5. “Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb a reward.” – Psalm 127:3
6. “With long life I will satisfy him and show him my salvation.” – Psalm 91:16
7. “Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.” – Ephesians 4:3
8. “And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.” – Colossians 3:14
9. “Heal me, Lord, and I will be healed; save me and I will be saved, for you are the one I praise.” – Jeremiah 17:14
10. “And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.” – Philippians 4:19
Quotes about Praying for Parents
“I lift up my parents in prayer every day, asking for God’s blessings upon them.” – Joyce Meyer
“Prayer is the least I can do for my parents, who have done so much for me.” – Tim Tebow
