A Morning Prayer for Family and Friends

Father, this morning I bring You my people. You know each name before I say it.

Watch over my family today — wherever the day scatters us, keep every one of us in Your sight. Protect them on the roads and at their work, at school and at home.

Bless the ones who are struggling and don't say so. Encourage the one who is tired. Give patience where our tempers run short with each other, and quick forgiveness when we fail.

Thank You for my friends — the old ones who knew me back when, and the new ones You've placed nearby. Bless them in the things they're worried about this morning. Remind me to check in, to call, to show up.

Gather us all back together safely tonight, and let there be laughter at our table.

In Jesus' name, Amen.

When to Pray This

Pray this as the household heads out the door — or right after, in the sudden quiet. It's also a good prayer to text to a friend with a simple "praying this for you today."

A Verse to Hold On To

"The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore." — Psalm 121:8 (KJV)