A Prayer For A Weekend At Home

You are a God who creates

And a God who rests.

In the midst of

Babies sobbing,

Soothe us;

Children scrambling,

Settle us;

And teenagers sulking,

Sustain us.

Breathe life into dry bones

So we may know what it is to create.

Beckon us to lie down

So we may know what it is to rest.

We thank You for this time together

And pray for mothers and fathers,

Grandparents and caregivers

Who spend the weekend working,

Hour by hour,

To fill cupboards for their children.

For theirs is the Kingdom too.

May the memories we make

And the time we spend together

In prayer and at work,

In rest and at play,

Fuel us for the week ahead.

Psalm 62:5; Galatians 6:2; Luke 18:16

A Prayer for a Weekend at Home