Friday, July 15, 2011

praying the psalms...

a prayer for my children:

(psalm 119: 9-16)

how can those who are young keep their way pure?
by living according to your word.
i seek you with all my heart;
do not let me stray from you commands.
i have hidden your word in my heart that i might not sin against you.
praise be to you, Lord;
teach me your decrees.
with my lips i recount all the laws that come from your mouth.
i rejoice in following your statutes as one rejoices in great riches.
i meditate on your precepts and consider your ways.
i delight in your decrees;
i will not neglect your word.


actually, all of psalm 119 is a powerful prayer for our children.

how good of the Lord to know that sometimes we don't even know how/what to pray, so he put the perfect prayers in his word for us:)

it's all there, people...everything we need.

3 comments:

grey rose (they/them) said...

amen! beautiful post.
the psalms are my favorite for that very reason. prayers when i often have no words.

love you!

Jenna Duty said...

so sweet!!

xoxox
jenna duty

www.thedutyfamily.blogspot.com

Katie @ minivan diva said...

Thanks so much for your sweet comment regarding my boys' surgery. It is so reassuring that I know you and others will be praying for us on Wednesday.

I love this post. The psalms are my favorite...so beautiful.