5 Things to Pray for Your Parents: Prayers that Change Things for an Older Generation (Five Things to Pray For)
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Overview
The Bible calls us to honor our parents—and one way we can do that is by praying for them. Little children often see their mothers and fathers as the ones with all the answers. It’s not until we grow up that we realize our parents are just like us—regular people in need of prayer. This guide will help you to pray rich, intentional prayers for your mother or father—be they biological or adoptive, working or retired, frail or fit, married or separated, believers or unbelievers. Whatever their situation, if we want to love them well, we need to pray.
Each of the 21 prayer themes in this book takes a passage of Scripture and suggests five things to pray for a particular area of your parents’ lives. You can use this book in any number of ways: work through it as part of your daily quiet time or pick it up whenever a particular need arises.
The command to honor our parents comes with a beautiful promise — “that it may go well with you” (Ephesians 6:3). The hope of this guide is that you will reap this blessing as you come before God with prayers that change things for an older generation.
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- Helps you to pray rich, intentional prayers for your mother or father
- Serves as an addition to your daily quiet time or for specific times of need
- Takes a passage of Scripture and suggests five things to pray for a particular area of your parents’ lives
- Praying That God Will
- Praying That My Parents Will
- Praying When My Parents Are
- Praying That I Will
Mining the riches of Scripture, Stanley guides us to intercede for our moms’ and dads’ greatest needs and to consider our own duty to love and honor them. As you seek to glorify God as the son or daughter he’s called you to be, this book will be an excellent resource.
—Megan Hill, Editor, The Gospel Coalition
While I’m quick to pray for my husband, children, and church, I often forget to pray for the hearts and lives of my own parents. I’m so grateful for Chelsea’s wisdom and helpful prompts! I look forward to using this resource in my own life.
—Emily Jensen, Co-author, Risen Motherhood
Chelsea Stanley equips us with biblical truth and encouragement to pray for every kind of parent in every kind of situation. This book is immensely practical and has spurred me to pray faithfully and specifically for my own parents.
—Glenna Marshall, Author, Everyday Faithfulness
- Title: 5 Things to Pray for Your Parents: Prayers that Change Things for an Older Generation
- Author: Chelsea Stanley
- Publisher: The Good Book Company
- Print Publication Date: 2021
- Logos Release Date: 2025
- Pages: 93
- Era: era:contemporary
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
- Subjects: Adult children › Prayers and devotions; Parent and child › Religious aspects--Christianity
- ISBNs: 9781784986285, 1784986283, 9781784986292, 1784986291
- Resource ID: LLS:THNGSPRYLDGNRTN
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2025-12-12T21:58:55Z
Chelsea Stanley is a child of God, wife, and mother of three young boys. She is a member of Crossway Community Church in Bristol, Wisconsin where she serves with the women’s ministry team. Chelsea has written for Desiring God, Risen Motherhood, and The Gospel Coalition, and she loves helping adult children apply the truth of the gospel to their parental relationships. Connect with her on Instagram or Facebook.