{"product_id":"prayer-candle-33","title":"Grandmother's Prayer Candle","description":"\u003ch1\u003eGrandmother's Blessing • Protection • Wisdom • Family • Love • Guidance\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eGrandmother's Prayer 7-Day Candle\u003c\/strong\u003e is created in honor of the sacred love, wisdom, protection, and prayers of the women we call \u003cstrong\u003eGrandmother, Grandma, Granny, Nana, Ma, Big Mama, Meemaw, G-Ma\u003c\/strong\u003e, and countless other names spoken with love.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is something powerful about a grandmother's prayer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe may pray quietly before sunrise, whisper your name while washing dishes, call you just because something told her to check on you, or kneel beside her bed and place every child and grandchild before God one name at a time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome grandmothers pray with a Bible in their hands. Some pray while cooking. Some pray while rocking on the porch. Some learned prayers from their own grandmothers and have been speaking those same words over the family for generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis candle is created to represent that covering—the prayer of a grandmother asking that \u003cstrong\u003eher children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, home, and family be protected, guided, blessed, prosperous, and kept along every road they travel\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt may be burned by a grandmother praying over her family or by someone seeking the comfort and spiritual symbolism of a grandmother's loving prayer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe intention is:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Wherever my babies go, may my prayers go with them.”\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\u003ePray for grandchildren who live far away\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCover loved ones while traveling\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePray for children going through difficult circumstances\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAsk for wisdom and guidance for younger generations\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePray over a new baby or pregnancy\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBless children beginning school or college\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePray for family unity\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAsk for peace within the home\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePray for prosperity and stability for your descendants\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCover children entering adulthood\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePray for loved ones beginning marriages and families of their own\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 the generations you may never personally meet\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContinue a family tradition of prayer\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 other loved ones you wish to cover in prayer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf the list is long, 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 Grandmother'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 go. Give them wisdom, health, peace, love, prosperity, good opportunities, and the discernment to recognize what means them harm.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e3. Place Your Petition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlace the petition safely beneath or beside the candle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFamily photographs 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 on your petition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is no need for complicated words.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA grandmother saying, \u003cstrong\u003e“Lord, keep my babies,”\u003c\/strong\u003e can carry an entire prayer within four words.\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\u003eYou may read scripture, recite Psalms, use the prayer below, or simply speak from your heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eGrandmother's Prayer\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e**“God, I place my babies in Your hands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe little ones.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe grown ones.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe ones who still call every day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe ones who think they are too grown to call.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe ones close enough for me to hug.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd the ones so far away that all I can do is pray.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKeep them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen they walk out of a door I cannot follow them through, go with them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen they get into a car, ride with them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen they board a plane, cover them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen they walk into a classroom, workplace, courtroom, hospital, or any place where I cannot stand beside them, let my prayers arrive before they do.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProtect their bodies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProtect their minds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProtect their hearts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProtect their homes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProtect their children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProtect the people they love.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGive them enough wisdom to recognize trouble before trouble recognizes them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGive them courage to walk away from what is not meant for them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePut good people along their roads.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOpen doors that will bless them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eClose doors that would destroy their peace.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen they make mistakes, give them wisdom enough to learn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen they fall, help them rise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen their hearts break, remind them that they are still loved.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen they become discouraged, send somebody to remind them who they are.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBless the work of their hands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLet them have enough.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEnough food.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEnough money.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEnough opportunity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEnough love.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEnough peace.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEnough wisdom to build something better for the generation coming behind them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDo not let the struggles of yesterday become the inheritance of tomorrow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLet every generation become wiser.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLet every generation become stronger.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLet every generation have opportunities the generation before them prayed for.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd when I am no longer here to call their names myself, let the prayers I prayed continue speaking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMay they remember something I taught them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMay they remember something I said.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMay they remember that somebody loved them enough to pray for them before they even knew they needed prayer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd when they have babies of their own, may they place their hands over those children and continue what was started generations before.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs this candle burns, I place my family beneath divine protection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e**Keep my babies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKeep their babies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd keep every generation that comes after us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWherever they go, may my prayers go with them.”**\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eGrandmother's Affirmation\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“My family is covered in love and prayer. I speak protection, wisdom, peace, prosperity, and opportunity over my children, grandchildren, and every generation that follows.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFamily Tradition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConsider writing the names of your children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren in a family Bible, prayer journal, or dedicated family record. Add birthdays, marriages, births, family stories, and prayers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA grandmother's greatest inheritance is not always something that can be deposited into a bank account.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSometimes it is \u003cstrong\u003eknowing somebody called your name in prayer long before you understood the power of being remembered.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCandle Safety\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNever leave a burning candle unattended. 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