Your Monday Moment

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A weekly prayer and meditative reflection on parenting and family life from Gracebased. The audio companion to the Your Monday Moment email: https://gracebased.com/ymm

  1. 3d ago

    For Being on the Losing Team

    YMM is a weekly prayer series for parents who need a moment. Sign up at gracebased.com/ymm to get these prayers in your inbox every Monday. A Prayer for Being on the Losing Team Good Father, Thank you for the simple joy of watching our kids play games and sports— their growing bodies learning to sprint toward a goal, scuffle for a ball,  pass to a friend, and be a part of a team. Sports are often their first taste of winning and, for my child in this season… losing.  I know this experience will open  the door to character building  that would not happen otherwise. Losing can cultivate persistence and grit,  resilience and empathy toward others. However, this sort of heart stretching  can be hard to watch and even harder for my child to learn. Would you help me meet  them in their disappointment with wisdom and care?  Help me know when to encourage  them and when to stay silent, letting lessons reveal themselves  naturally to my child rather than turning  every loss into a lecture  about hard work or character growth. I ask, Lord, for your gentleness to  permeate their thoughts.  Let them be kind to themselves,  graceful to their teammates,  and respectful toward coaches and opponents. And when their frustration spills over  into a bad attitude, sadness, or anger, give me your grace-filled patience to gently  guide them back to humility and confidence.  Redirect my thoughts as well, Lord, when I am tempted to see my own worth through my child’s successes and failures.  May I always care more about their heart  and my relationship with them than about performance or appearances.  And in your love, Lord, I ask for  some wins to come their way, so they can feel the satisfaction of working toward a goal, of bonding together with teammates,  of celebrating something fun with friends.  Regardless of outcomes, I give thanks for this experience, for the great gift of sport, of play, of teamwork.  Amen.  Written by Alli Dahlgrenproduced by Dan GummelFind us and more free resources at: www.gracebased.com

  2. Oct 12

    For My Child's Friendships

    YMM is a weekly prayer series for parents who need a moment. Sign up at gracebased.com/ymm to get these prayers in your inbox every Monday. A Prayer for My Child’s Friendships Good Father,  You see my child as she learns to navigate  the fragile ecosystem of friendship. You see the unseen pressures,  the confusion,  and the ache to fit in. You see the temptations— to mock what she actually loves, to pretend she enjoys what she does not, to minimize what matters, to magnify what earns applause, to trade honesty for belonging. You know how quickly the approval of others  can become a compass. Kids rarely sprint away from themselves. They drift, one tiny adjustment at a time. So please, Lord, give my child courage to choose truth  even when it costs her social applause. Fill her with strength to be  compassionate without compromise. Anchor her in your wisdom  so she is always on course. Root her deeply in your love  so she knows she belongs wherever she goes. And secure her in integrity so she remains  herself no matter what’s trending. Preserve the gentle friendships,  the steady ones, the kind ones,  especially if they are not popular.  Let those friendships grow and flourish. And when rejection does come,  because of course it will, encourage her. When she gets left out, hold her hand. When she is misunderstood, steady her mind. When she feels alone, remind her you are right there. Keep her close to you, close to the truth,  and close to the people who love her well. Good Father, be her friend.  Her closest friend. Amen. written by Cheree Hayesproduced by Dan Gummel Find us and more free resources at: www.gracebased.com

  3. Oct 5

    For Cultivating Friendships With Other Adults

    YMM is a weekly prayer series for parents who need a moment. Sign up at gracebased.com/ymm to get these prayers in your inbox every Monday. A Prayer for Cultivating Adult Friendships  Father God, Raising children can be a lonely job, and I often find myself at the end of a long day wishing I had more friends to lean on. You created us to need each other, Lord, yet here in America, we have worshiped  individualism, ignoring our ingrained longing  for connection.  Forgive us, Father,  for our foolish self-reliance.  Help us find our way back to  each other.  Friends keep us grounded,  make our marriages stronger,  and give our kids support  beyond what we alone can offer them.  I know I am a better parent when I have others to journey with.  Even still, I confess to spending more time cultivating my child's friendships  than my own, neglecting the very people you have put in my life.  So Lord, in your wisdom and strength,  would you help me deepen the relationships I already have,  reconnect with old friends, and recognize opportunities to make new ones?  Help me be vulnerable in reaching out, consistent in following through,  and dependable for others to lean on.     May I recognize the season I am in, with healthy expectations for myself and others: supporting my friends in love, and asking for help when I need it.  Forgive us, Father,  for our foolish self-reliance.  Help us find our way back to  each other.  May our dependence be a sign, not of weakness, but of strength, as all of us are better together  than alone.  Thank you, Lord, for the gift of friendship.  Amen.  written by Alli Dahlgrenproduced by Dan Gummel Find us and more free resources at: www.gracebased.com

  4. Sep 28

    For Embodied Love in an Automated World

    YMM is a weekly prayer series for parents who need a moment. Sign up at gracebased.com/ymm to get these prayers in your inbox every Monday. A Prayer for Embodied Love in an Automated World  Father God, Our modern world can be overwhelming, and we come to you today in need of  your grounding presence.  Our children are growing up with  information overload, automated everything, artificial intelligence threatening to dilute their tender curiosity and imagination.  As parents, it is hard to find the balance  between protecting them from the chaos surrounding us, and preparing them to one day live on their own.  We don’t want to hide from culture, nor embrace the latest advancement  without discernment, so we are here again,  asking for your wisdom.  We are not gods.  We do not have the answers. But you—our Creator and Sustainer—do.  You created all of us to be an image of your heart, your love, your grace.  We remember this best through  the person of Jesus: God made man,  the story of redemption through flesh and blood: embodied love.  The smartest technology in the world  will never have the capacity to love  and be loved the way your image-bearers do. Help us remember this when we are  lured by the ease of machines.  May we remember the simple comfort of  a back scratch before bed, a hug after a long day, a hand to hold in a crowd.  This irreplaceable human touch is itself  an act of hope— an incarnation of Christ's love,  a resistance against the temptation to disconnect,  and a healing balm for our weary souls.  May we truly be present for our children,  showing them that love is not just an abstract idea, but the very essence of life,  and a taste of your eternal kingdom to come.  Amen.  written by Alli Dahlgrenproduced by Dan GummelFind us and more free resources at: www.gracebased.com

  5. Sep 21

    For When Your Teenager Doesn’t Talk to You

    YMM is a weekly prayer series for parents who need a moment. Sign up at gracebased.com/ymm to get these prayers in your inbox every Monday. A Prayer for When Your Teenager Doesn’t Talk to You  Merciful God, You know the details of my teenager’s day.  You know who she ate lunch with and what jokes were told.  You know what classes are hard, and what teachers she likes and doesn’t like. You know “the tea”, the cliques,  who likes who, and who is a good friend.  You know what was seen on the internet,  what was sent in texts and shared in messages. Help her to know that you see her,  that you care about every moment,  and that you are with her.  Make me a trustworthy place for her  to come when she has questions or problems,  and help her to know I care and can be trusted  with the vulnerable and fragile places in her heart. Give me wisdom to know when to intervene  and when to let her figure things out on her own.  Help me learn what love looks like in this season  so I can lean in and listen well. Please grow my trust in your care for her  when I am tempted to be controlling or overbearing.  Give me humility to seek and hear feedback  from her about how she experiences me.  Help me confess my failures, seek restoration, and repair when I have acted hurtfully. Strengthen and protect our relationship  so that in the years to come we can share joys and sorrows  and walk together as a family that cares and supports  one another appropriately for each season of life we will encounter. Thank you that you haven’t left us on our own  to figure out this complicated thing that is parenting,  but you go before us as we trust  in your wisdom and faithful guidance. Amen. written by Loraena Tuttle  produced by Dan Gummel Find us and more free resources at: www.gracebased.com

  6. Sep 14

    For Parents of Strong-willed Kids

    YMM is a weekly prayer series for parents who need a moment. Sign up at gracebased.com/ymm to get these prayers in your inbox every Monday. A Prayer for Parents of Strong-willed Kids Good Father,  You have created our kids to be uniquely themselves,  set them in this time and this place and in this family,  and entrusted us to be their parents.  Would you equip us with the patience,  self-control, and grace we need to love them well?  Holy Spirit, would you breath through the conflicts,  the frustrations, the moments of overwhelm  when we don’t know what the next right move is.  Give us your vision to see our children the way you do:  help us see their stubbornness  as the gift it will be in adulthood: persistence, determination,  and resolve to stand for what they believe in. Help us see their independence  as the confidence they will need to navigate a world clouded with uncertainty.  Help us see their intensity as fuel for the passion  they will need to be  salt and light in a dark world.  Forgive us, Father, when we fall short, and strengthen us with your perspective, your wisdom, your peace that  transcends our understanding.  In all things we give you thanks and praise, Amen. -------------written by Alli Dahlgrenproduced by Dan Gummel Find us and more free resources at: www.gracebased.com

  7. Sep 7

    For Children Living With Anxiety.

    YMM is a weekly prayer series for parents who need a moment. Sign up at gracebased.com/ymm to get these prayers in your inbox every Monday. A prayer for children living with anxiety  Father God, You created this child I love so much, you knit them in the womb,  you know the hairs on their head, the dreams in their heart, and the fears and thoughts in their mind. Anxiety is a part of life, but my child is struggling beyond what is typical,  and we don’t know how to help.  I want to make everything easier for them, yet some days I feel like everything I try only makes it worse.  There are days I blame myself, days I blame the world, days I blame you.  I know this is no one’s fault, and an explanation would not  make it easier to navigate.  So I am not here asking for answers, but I am asking for wisdom.  James 1:5 says this: If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God,  who gives generously to all without finding fault,  and it will be given to you. I am asking for your wisdom to inform my choices and actions— the way I respond and encourage them, the words I use, or don’t.  I am asking for your wisdom to know when, where, and how  to seek professional help. I ask for trustworthy guides and compassionate care for my child.  Please Lord, cover them with your love and peace, speak to them in the quiet corners of their mind,  whisper your truth louder than the noise of the world, clearer than the confusion and fear.  I trust you with their life, with their heart, with their soul. Pursue them, Lord— let your compassion be evident to them, your grace-filled arms what they sense  holding them in their most anxious moments.  Above all, I ask for this cloud  to be taken away from them, but even if it is not,  I trust you.  Thank you for the ways  you are shaping our hearts even now through this struggle.  Amen.  By Alli Dahlgrenproduced by Dan Gummel Find us and more free resources at: www.gracebased.com

  8. Aug 31

    For Not Rushing Through Bedtime

    YMM is a weekly prayer series for parents who need a moment. Sign up at gracebased.com/ymm to get these prayers in your inbox every Monday. A prayer for not rushing through bedtime  Lord of true rest, Father of endless patience, Spirit of perfect peace, I ask for your strength to flow  through my fatigue. Here at the end of a long day, all I want to do is collapse on a couch  and have a minute to myself, yet my child is yearning for connection, reaching for my love in these  tender moments before bed.  So before I even dim the lights  and open Goodnight Moon, would you soften my heart with  your eternal perspective?  I don’t want to miss these moments. I don’t want to rush through  what I know I will reminisce about when  they are older:  Their soft hair under my chin, their full weight against my side, innocent joy in hearing a favorite story, and their sweet, melodic voice joining in a bedtime prayer.  I am full of gratitude, Father,  for each opportunity I have to hug this child goodnight— I only wish I had more margin  to fully appreciate it.  Desiring rest is not selfish,  and I know you want that for me as well, so help me give thanks in all circumstances, knowing that if rest does not come  in the way I imagine it, It will come through your power and in your time.  This desire is pointing me toward  a longing for your eternal rest, and a day when we won’t feel fatigue  or stress, pain or fear— when the yearnings in my child, and the yearnings in me,  are all met in your new creation.  For now… we say good morning, we say goodnight,  we say thank you for these  tender days.  Amen.  By Alli Dahlgrenproduced by Dan Gummel Find us and more free resources at: www.gracebased.com

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A weekly prayer and meditative reflection on parenting and family life from Gracebased. The audio companion to the Your Monday Moment email: https://gracebased.com/ymm

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    Gracebased
  • Years Active
    2026
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