Prayer for Fathers

Every Father, grandfather , stepfather, solo Father , grieving Father , Father of the fatherless , Father without children of their own .
Lord,
We thank you for every father here today that they would know your pleasure and love for them. Give them all the strength, patience and wisdom to lead their sons and daughters into an open loving relationship. May their words always bring life and when they fall short may they know your compassion to forgive and begin again. Give them boldness and courage to be the father you have called them to be no matter how old their children are. May they never forsake praying for their children. Grant them your grace and favor to listen and to be listened to.
“Every father
Called to raise up
Sons or daughters
May your heart be patient
May your mind be clear
May our God be with you
And calm
Your Fears”
***** offer your children back to God now and receive grace******
Remember...
We honor our fathers today, those that have passed. We remember their love and kindness that you revealed through them to us. Thank you for the days we had with them on this earth. We treasure them for all that they deposited into our lives,for this we are forever grateful .
Healing …
and for those Fathers that were absent and couldn't love us the way we needed to be loved we forgive them because you forgive us.
We ask you to heal the father wounds in us today so we may know the depth of your love for us as we call you Father.
Forgive us when we have not been able to honor our fathers and only saw their failings .
May we see you as our true beloved Father and trust in you wholeheartedly.
******Receive healing ******
We pray for all the fatherless children and those that need a word of encouragement and direction .
Lord, would you raise up fathers to father those without families .
Would you open doors for men to speak into young men's lives that would propel them into a thriving life with you. To point them in the right way to go without judging them but through patiently loving them .
**** ask God who it is that he wants you to reach out to***
We Pray for estranged fathers from their children that are grieving today .
We thank you that you will return the hearts of fathers to their children, and the hearts of children to their fathers as you have promised in the last days.
Lord comfort these Fathers and may they continually pray for their lost children.
**** pause and hold up families you know that are struggling ***
We pray for every orphaned child and refugees today that they will know you the true Father of all.
Come to all of our orphaned hearts this day as David wrote in the psalms “even if my father and mother abandons me, the Lord will hold me close “
We ask that you would
Restore the dignity and integrity of Fatherhood in our community and all over the world.
Our beloved Father we humble receive all that you have for us this day . You are a good, good father and you love us all .
May we always be rooted and grounded in the
love of Christ who dwells in our hearts
That we may grow to understand how deep and how high,wide and never ending your love is for us.
Amen