{"product_id":"grandfathers-prayer-candle","title":"Grandfather's Prayer Candle","description":"\u003ch1\u003eGrandfather's Blessing • Protection • Wisdom • Strength • Family • Legacy\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eGrandfather's Prayer 7-Day Candle\u003c\/strong\u003e is created in honor of the strength, wisdom, protection, guidance, and prayers of the men we call \u003cstrong\u003eGrandfather, Grandpa, Granddaddy, Papa, Pawpaw, Pop, Gramps, Big Daddy\u003c\/strong\u003e, and the many other names spoken with love from one generation to the next.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is something powerful about a grandfather's prayer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe may not always be the loudest person in the family. He may be the man sitting quietly at the head of the table, working before everybody else wakes up, checking the doors before bed, slipping a little money into a grandchild's hand, teaching somebody how to fix what is broken, or offering five words of wisdom that somehow stay with you for the rest of your life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome grandfathers pray aloud with a Bible in their hands. Others offer their prayers quietly while working, driving, farming, sitting on the porch, or lying awake thinking about the family they love.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis candle represents that covering—the prayer of a grandfather asking that \u003cstrong\u003ehis children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, home, and family be protected, guided, provided for, prosperous, and prepared for whatever roads life places before them\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt may be burned by a grandfather praying over his family or by someone seeking the comfort and spiritual symbolism of a grandfather's loving prayer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe intention is:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“May my family go farther than I went, have more opportunities than I had, and always remember where they came from.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSuggested Uses\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePray over children and grandchildren\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAsk for protection over your family\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBless grandchildren who live far away\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePray for loved ones while traveling\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAsk for wisdom for younger generations\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePray for children beginning adulthood\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBless a new baby or growing family\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePray over grandchildren beginning school or college\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAsk for career and business opportunities for your descendants\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePray for financial stability and prosperity\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAsk for family unity\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePray for strength during difficult circumstances\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAsk for protection from harmful influences\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePray for good judgment and discernment\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBless marriages and new households\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePray for future generations\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEstablish intentions for family legacy and generational prosperity\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow to Use\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1. Write the Names of Your Family\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn a small piece of paper, write the names of the children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, or loved ones you wish to cover in prayer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf there are too many names to write individually, you may simply write:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“My children, my grandchildren, my great-grandchildren, and every generation that comes through my family.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2. Write Your Grandfather's Petition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeneath the names, write what you desire for them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor example:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“May my family be protected wherever they travel. Give them wisdom, strength, good health, financial stability, loving homes, worthwhile opportunities, and the discernment to recognize both blessings and danger.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e3. Place Your Petition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlace your petition safely beneath or beside the candle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFamily photographs or meaningful keepsakes may be placed nearby if desired, but always keep them safely away from the flame.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e4. Light \u0026amp; Call Their Names\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs you light the candle, speak the names of the people on your petition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou do not need elaborate words.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSometimes a grandfather's entire heart can fit inside one sentence:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Lord, watch over my family when I can't.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e5. Pray Daily\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReturn to your candle each day and pray over your family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRead scripture, recite Psalms, use the prayer below, or simply speak from your heart about what you want for the generations coming after you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eGrandfather's Prayer\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e**“God, I place my family in Your hands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMy children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMy grandchildren.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMy great-grandchildren.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe ones living close enough for me to see every day and the ones living so far away that prayer is sometimes the only way I can reach them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWatch over them when I cannot.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen they leave home, go with them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen they drive, ride beside them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen they travel, protect their road.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen they enter classrooms, workplaces, hospitals, courtrooms, unfamiliar cities, or places where I cannot stand beside them, let protection arrive before they do.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGive them wisdom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNot only education, but wisdom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTeach them to recognize character.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTeach them to recognize opportunity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTeach them to recognize danger.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTeach them that every open door does not need to be entered and every closed door is not necessarily a punishment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGive them courage to make their own way without becoming ashamed of where they came from.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBless the work of their hands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLet them find meaningful work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLet their businesses prosper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLet their ideas create opportunities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLet them own something.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLet them build something.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLet them save something.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLet them leave something behind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhere I struggled financially, let them learn prosperity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhere opportunities were denied to my generation, let doors open for theirs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhere I made mistakes, let my lessons become their wisdom instead of their inheritance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLet them have homes filled with peace.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLet them choose partners who love them well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLet them raise children who know they are loved.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLet our family learn how to communicate before silence becomes distance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTeach the men in my family that strength does not require pretending they never hurt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTeach the women in my family never to diminish themselves so somebody else can feel powerful.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTeach every child that their name carries a history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLet them know who their people were.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLet them know where they came from.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLet them remember the stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLet them keep the photographs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLet them write the names on the back.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLet them ask the elders questions while somebody is still alive to answer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd when my chair is someday empty, let what I taught them remain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLet something I built still stand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLet something I said still guide them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLet something I sacrificed make their road easier.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLet somebody tell a story about me and make the younger ones laugh.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost of all, let them know that I prayed for them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome of them before they were born.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome of them before their parents were born.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome of them before I would ever know their names.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs this candle burns, I place my family beneath divine protection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e**Keep my children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKeep my grandchildren.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKeep their children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLet them go farther than I went.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLet them build upon what I started.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd wherever life carries them, may they always remember that somebody back home was praying for them.”**\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eGrandfather's Affirmation\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“I speak protection, wisdom, strength, prosperity, peace, and opportunity over my family. May every generation build upon the good of the generation before it and create an even stronger foundation for those yet to come.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFamily Legacy\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConsider using this candle as an opportunity to record something future generations should know.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWrite down your grandfather's full name, birthplace, occupation, military service if applicable, skills, favorite sayings, family stories, recipes, land or property history, and the lessons he taught.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAsk him questions while you still can.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecord his voice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTake the photograph.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWrite down the story you've heard a hundred times.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne day, somebody who never had the opportunity to meet him may treasure those things more than anything money could buy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLegacy is not only what a grandfather leaves to his family. It is what he leaves within them.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCandle Safety\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNever leave a burning candle unattended. Keep away from children, pets, drafts, curtains, family photographs, Bibles, petitions, documents, dried flowers, and other flammable materials. Always burn on a stable, heat-resistant surface. 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