Let me be the first to introduce an awesome new feature here on the blog, Parents’ Prayers! Here is Holley Gerth with our first one.

New Life Ranch is about more than just a great experience for your child, it’s also an opportunity for God to work in his or her heart in life-changing ways. While you may not physically be here with your child, you can stay close by spiritually supporting him or her through prayer. To help you with this, we’re including a series of parents’ prayers on our blog this summer. A new prayer will be posted every Monday and each one will tie into this summer’s “change agent” theme. You’ll be able to access the other prayers in the series so we invite you to keep coming back. We want the work God begins in your child’s heart to continue long after he or she returns home. Thanks for joining us in asking God to make your child a “change agent” for His Kingdom this summer and for a lifetime.

This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. 1 John 3:16 NIV

Lord,

Thank You that You are our true Hope

because You gave Your life for us.

Throughout the summer,

and especially this week,

draw my child’s heart  to Yours.

Please speak to him/her

in amazing, life-changing ways.

If my child does not yet have

a personal relationship with You,

I pray that will begin very soon.

If my child does already know You,

I pray that relationship will grow.

The world today is uncertain

But no matter what happens

You will be there for our family.

We choose to make You our Hope

and place our trust in You.

Amen.

Holley Gerth is an award-winning writer and Editorial Director for DaySpring with over ten years of experience in the publishing industry. She’s the author of over 2,000 cards, as well as several devotionals, articles, journals, and children’s books. She just published her first devotional book, Rain on Me: Devotions of Hope and Encouragement for Difficult Times. Holley is receiving a masters degree in counseling, and she’s passionate about bringing hope to the hearts of women. You’re invited to visit her online at Heart to Heart with Holley.