Grandmothers
Grandmother’s Prayer for January 11th
A short, Scripture-shaped grandmothers prayer for an ordinary moment of Christian faith.
The prayer
A prayer to pray now
Father, I confess there are still rocks under my soil—places where the gospel never quite got down deep. I have watched people fall away when hard times came, and I have grieved over them, prayed for them, and seen some come back slowly. But I am not free of that shallow ground myself. At least the years have made me honest about where the rocks are. Send the roots down further today, Father. I do not need new spiritual experiences. I need the old true ones to go deeper. Let the verse I have known since girlhood take root in the worry I woke with. Let the truth I have held for decades feed me through the next hard phone call. I am not asking for spectacular growth. I am asking that the next storm find a deeper grip than the last. That is enough. That is more than I have any right to ask, and so, in Your kindness, You have already begun. Amen.
How to pray it
- Read it slowly. Move through this prayer one line at a time, out loud if you can, letting each phrase land before the next.
- Make it personal. Pause where a line meets your day and name the person, fear, or hope it touches before God.
- Carry it with you. Keep one sentence with you — on your phone or in your pocket — and return to it when the day gets loud.
Verses to pray
Pray these slowly, one line at a time. Scripture quoted from a public-domain translation.
Those on the rock are they who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; but these have no root. They believe for a while, then fall away in time of temptation.
Luke 8:13
Questions about this prayer
When should I pray grandmother’s prayer for january 11th?
Pray it whenever the words fit your moment — at the start of the day, in a hard stretch, or when you simply want to turn toward God.
Which Bible verses anchor this prayer?
This prayer is anchored in Luke 8:13. The "Verses to pray" section above quotes them in full.
Can I save or share this prayer?
Yes. Use the Copy prayer button to copy the words, or open the Chosen Portion app to keep a daily prayer, devotional, and Scripture with you.