Heavenly Father,
Thank you so much for your love for us. We know that you are all-powerful and faithful, and that we can trust you with anything and everything. We pray now that you would make your guiding hand known as we pray for this request of parenting our children well. You made us to be fruitful and multiply, and have given us the blessing of procreation. And as the psalmist says in Psalm 127:3, we know that children are a heritage from the LORD. One of the most fulfilling and rewarding aspects of life is the ability to help raise, train, and equip our children to be faithful and loving individuals, modeled after you and your perfect will. While there are always trying times as a parent, we know that as a parent, we need to maintain discipline and focus at all times and be an effective, loving, and faithful leader of our family. Help us to be trustworthy and honorable in our leading our children and being spiritual guides for them. We ask you now to be with us and help make us strong in you and your Word, modeling ourselves after you so we can thus model our children in the same manner. Give us strength and success in maintaining a close and intimate relationship with you, and thereby pass on your love and kindness to our entire family. And as Jesus grew as a child as the gospel reports in Luke 2:52, help our children to grow in wisdom and stature and in favor with you and with man.
Thank you for being our perfect and gracious Father, for your promises to us, and for always completing the work you begin.
We pray this all in your holy name. Amen.