#21 - Responsibility

"Grant that my children, grandchildren - my family - may learn responsibility, for each one should carry his own load" (Gal. 6:5)

#20 - Compassion

"Lord, please clothe my children, grandchildren - family - with the virtue of compassion". (Col. 3:12)

#19 - Humility

"God, please cultivate in my children, my grandchildren - my family - the ability to show true humility toward all" (Titus 3:2)

# 18 - Perseverance

"Lord, teach my children, graandchildren - family - perserverance in all they do, and help them especially to run with perseverance the race marked out for them" (Heb. 12:1)

#17 - Joy

"May my children, grandchildren - family - be filled with the joy given by the Holy Spirit" (1 Thess. 1:6)

# 16 - Peace-loving

"Father, let my children, grandchildren - family - make every effort to do what leads to peace" (Rom. 14:19)

#15 - Generosity.

"Grant that my children, grandchildren - family - may be generous and willing to share, and so lay up treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age" (1 Tim. 6:18-19)

# 14 - Kindness.

"Lord, may my children, grandschildren - family - always try to be kind to each other and to everyone else" (1 Thess. 5:15)

# 13 - Purity

"Create in them a pure heart, O God, and let that purity of heart be shown in their actions" (Ps 51:10)

# 12 - Courage.

"May my children, grandchildren - family - always be strong and courageous in their character and in their actions" (Dt. 31:6)

#11 - Faithfulness.

"Let love and faithfulness never leave my children, grandchildren - family - but bind these twin virtues around their necks and write them on the tablet of their hearts" (Prov. 3:3)

#10 - biblical self-esteem

"Help my children, grandchildren - family - develop a strong self-esteem that is rooted in the realization that they are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus" (Eph. 2:10)

#9 - Respect (for self, others, authority).

"Father, grant that my children, grandchildren - family - may show respect to everyone, as your Word commands". (1 Pet. 2:17)

#8 - Mercy

"May my children, grandchildren - family- always be merciful, just as their heavenly Father is merciful" (Lk. 6:36)

#7 - Justice

"God, help my children and grandchildren - family - to love justice as You do and act justly in all they do". (Ps 11:7, Mic. 6:8)

#6 - "Love for God's Word"

"May my children, grandchildren - family - grow to find Your Word more precious than much pure gold and sweeter than honey from the comb" (Ps. 19:10)

#5 - Self Control

"Father, help my children and grandchildren - family - not to be like many others around them, but let them be alert and self-controlled in all they do" (1 Thess. 5:6)

#4 - Honesty and integrity

"May integrity and honesty be their virtue and their protection." (Ps. 25:21)

#3 - Love

"Grant, Lord, that my children and my grandchildren - my family - may learn to live a life of love, through the Spirit who dwells in them" (Gal. 5:25, Eph. 5:2)

#2 - Growth in grace

"I pray that my children and grandchildren - family - may grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ" (2 Pet. 3:18)

Biblical virtues I pray for my kids and grandkids

I pray these prayers and scriptures for all of you, some each day. I am going to post one a day for a month. You could pray them each day, too, for yourselves and for your kids, and for you parents, and aunts and cousins. Let's make it our daily family prayer! Post your thoughts and insights as you pray through these, if you want to.

(I got these off of a prayer card that one of my prayer group friends had given me a few years ago. The card is from
www.praymag.com)

#1. SALVATION. "Lord, let salvation spring up within my children and grandchildren, that they may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory" (Is. 45:8, and 2 Tim. 2:10)