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Faith at Home for Families

Devotional Resources

Available in your phones app store:

  • d365 - App
  • Daily Bible Devotion App
  • Practice Devo App

Other resources:

  • God Pause - Daily emailed devotions from Luther Seminary.
  • The Upper Room - a free devotional for adults available at the Welcome Desk in the atrium.
  • Ask the staff what their favorite devotional book/resource is!

Prayer Resources


  • Morning prayers
  • Morning Prayer 1: You kept me safe all through the night. I thank you, God, with all my might. Amen.
  • Morning Prayer 2: Good morning, God! Help me this day, in my work and in my play. Amen
  • Morning Prayer 3: Morning by morning new mercies I see. Great is your faithfulness Lord unto me.
  • Martin Luther’s Morning Prayer:  thank you, my heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ, Your dear Son, that You have kept me this night from all harm and danger; and I pray that You would keep me this day also from sin and every evil, that all my doings and life may please You. For into Your hands I commend myself, my body and soul, and all things. Let Your holy angel be with me, that the evil foe may have no power over me. Amen.


  • Meal time prayers
  • Lord, we Thank You: Lord, we thank you for the food before us, The friends beside us, The love between us, And Your presence among us. Amen.
  • Come, Lord Jesus: Come, Lord Jesus, be our guest. May these gifts to us be blessed. Amen.
  • Thank You: Thank you for the world so sweet. Thank you for the food we eat. Thank you for the birds that sing. Thank you, God, for everything. Amen.
  • God is Great: God is great, God is good, Let us thank Him for our food. By His hands we all are fed, Give us Lord our daily bread. Amen.
  • Peace Grace (Sung to Edelweiss): Bless our friends, bless our food, Come, oh, Lord and be with us. May our words glow with peace, May your love surround us. Friendship and love, may they bloom and grow, Bloom and grow, forever. Bless our friends, bless our food, bless us all forever.


  • Bedtime prayers
  • Now I Lay me Down: Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep. When I wake to another day, I pray the Lord to guide my way. I Love You, God I love you, God, with all my might. Keep me safe all through the night. Amen.
  • PTA Prayers (Praise, Thank, Ask)
  • First share your highs & lows of the day. Then, as you reflect on your day pray:
  • Praise God for what you experienced.
  • Thank God for what happened today.
  • Ask God (Bring your requests to God).


Faith 5 - Faith At Home

Turn off the TV, put down the newspaper, set your cell phones on silent and invest 5 minutes with your spouse or family with the Faith5.

Share your highs and lows from the day

Highs: Good things from the day. What brought you joy? Where did you see God at work in your day?

Lows: Tough, difficult, challenging or hard things from your day. When were you misguided or lose hope in your day?

Read God's Word

You might choose to read from a Bible or use a Bible app on a mobile device.

Talk about how the Bible reading relates to your highs & lows

Reflect on how you hear God speaking in the Bible reading and how that applies to your highs and lows (joys and pain) of the day.

Pray about what you have shared together

• Praise and thank God for your highs.

• Ask God to be with you in your lows.

Bless one another

Place your hand on your child/spouse’s head or shoulder. Make the sign of the cross on their forehead. Kiss your little finger and trace a cross on their forehead. Give them a special hug, and then speak a word of blessing like:

“The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace” (Numbers 6:24-26).

“The Lord bless and keep you.”

“Jesus loves you and so do I!”

“May God’s angels protect you this night.”

“You are a baptized, blessed & beloved child of God.”

“Go with God.”

....or make up your own!

Blessings can be used at any coming or going (bus stop, bedtime, leaving for college, or anytime!).

Learn more about the Faith5 HERE. Rich Melheim introduces the origin, philosophy and potential impact of five simple steps that can strengthen families one night at a time.

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Immanuel Lutheran Church

16515 Luther Way

Eden Prairie, MN 55346

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(952) 937-8123

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