I commit to pray every morning with my family and it lasts like 5 minutes then I'm rushing out the door. Feel like I'm just going through the motions and my kids can tell. Want to actually model what a real prayer life looks like but between work and everything else I'm exhausted. What does your family prayer look like? How do you make it meaningful and not just another task on the list?
This is the struggle nobody talks about in church. They make it sound so simple but between getting everyone ready, packing lunches, checking homework, it's like prayer time is a luxury item.
Five minutes is pretty good honestly. Most mornings we don't make it past getting the kids dressed and fed before something breaks or someone needs something. Praying while driving to school counts right?
Started doing a 30 second prayer in the shower by myself instead of trying to corral everyone. It's not ideal but at least I'm actually doing it consistently now.
Man I feel this so hard. We tried the morning prayer thing and it lasted exactly three days before life just took over. Now I'm trying the bedtime route instead, which works better when the kids aren't completely exhausted.
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Same boat here. I think the expectation of a long family prayer session just isn't realistic with young kids. We do shorter blessings before meals which is easier to stick to.