It’s that time when kids are heading back to school for a new year filled with educational growth, relational challenges, and tons of conversations with you and others.
What if you could set them up for greater success with just one intentional minute every morning before they head out the door? Would you do it?
Here’s a simple challenge for you—pray with and for your kids every day before leaving for school.
It doesn’t have to be long, fancy, or scripted. Just take sixty seconds or less to connect with your kids, and connect your kids to God, at the start of each day.
Think of some of the benefits this could provide:
- Slowing down and setting the tone for the day
- Keeping a spiritual focus on your kids’ education
- Highlighting people, needs, and current struggles
- Celebrating answered prayers
- An easy excuse for a daily group hug
Try it for the first week of school, and see if it doesn’t help make your family’s days go just a little (or a lot) better.
One of the greatest gifts we can give to each other is to pray for one another.
This is an updated edition of a post originally published on Godly Parent.
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