These devotional prayers for a broken family ask God to heal and bond a family back together. Family is important to everyone, and God cares about our family relationships if your family is struggling, it can cause distress in many aspects of your life.
Whether it’s your own marriage or a friend’s family. Remember, though, prayer is powerful and inviting God can bring comfort and healing. The following prayers will invite God into your family or the family of your friends who struggle. With God, healing is possible.
Let us pray.
Prayers for A Broken Family
Short Prayer
Heavenly Father, I bring my broken family before You and ask for Your healing touch upon our relationships. Please restore what has been damaged, soften hardened hearts, and help us find forgiveness and reconciliation. Amen.
📖 Psalm 147:3
"He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds."
Prayer for Broken Family
Dear God, Thank You for blessing my life and the lives of so many around me. We have felt Your influence and we are grateful for Your strength. The prayer I offer today is for a broken family. This family is struggling. They need Your power and Your grace. They are feeling broken and lost, and they need reassurance. Bless the parents of this family. Send them love. Teach them to forgive and help them find joy. Remind them of the times they have felt loved and appreciated. Remind them of how to show that love again. Teach them kindness and generosity, so they can show their children what proper role models look like. Bless the children in this family. Help them feel loved and seen. Let them know that they are not forgotten and that their opinions and feelings are valuable. Wrap Your arms around these children, so they will know pure love. Comfort them and reassure them during their difficult, sad times. Dear God, shower this family with healing and understanding so they may find peace, comfort, and love again in their lives. I close this prayer, knowing that Your timing is the best for us all, in Jesus Christ’s name, Amen.
📖 Malachi 4:6
"He will turn the hearts of the parents to their children, and the hearts of the children to their parents; or else I will come and strike the land with total destruction."
Short Prayer For A Broken Family
Oh, Holy Father, We come before you today asking for your healing hand on our broken family. May You mend the broken pieces and bind up our wounds. Bring us a better tomorrow and bring us back closer than before. Amen.
📖 Colossians 3:13
"Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you."
Prayer To Help All Broken Families
Dear Jesus Christ, We come to you today with a heavy heart. So many families are broken, and we don’t know what to do. We pray that you will help us and bring us back together so we might follow in your path. Heal the wounds of those who have been hurt. Bring comfort to those who are grieving. Bind up the brokenhearted and set them free from grief and pain. Lord, we know that you are a God of restoration. We pray that you will restore the families who have been shattered. Bring them back together in love and unity. Help them to forgive each other and to move forward in Your love. Amen.
📖 Ephesians 4:32
"Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you."
Prayer To Reunite A Broken Family
Dear Father, We come before you today asking for your help in reuniting our broken family. Our loved ones are separated and we long to see them together again. Please heal the hurt that has been caused and bring us back together as one. We thank you for your love and mercy and ask that you guide us on the path to healing. Amen.
📖 1 Peter 4:8
"Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins."
Prayer for Healing a Broken Family
Holy God, We are so grateful for You and Your divine power. We have faith that You can heal all wounds and repair all things that are broken. Today, we pray that You will use that power to heal this family. Tie their hearts together. Renew their bond as a family, so they can face the challenges of life together. Help this family feel connected and supported both within the family and outside of the family. Renew this family’s joy. Help them find wholesome activities to entertain the family and strengthen the love they feel for each other. Lead this family away from the sin that will drive them apart. Help renew their devotion to one another. Give them more love and support within the bounds of their family. Teach this family a new way of life. Help them find a way to live with each other, love each other, and grow together. Give them the forgiveness to give each other second chances. Give them the maturity to set appropriate boundaries. We pray that as You bless this family, they will be healed and renewed to a new sense of love and life. We offer this prayer in Your holy name, Amen.
📖 Psalm 34:18
"The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit."
Prayer for Healing Broken Family Ties
Holy Father God, Thank You for blessing my life. Thank You for offering me the grace of Jesus Christ. I need Your amazing grace every single day and especially at this time. Father, please help heal my family. We feel broken, shattered, and separated, and I know that Your love is the healing balm to close all wounds. Father, bless this family with forgiveness. Help us be quick to forgive and slow to become angry. Help us be willing to move on and heal from hurtful things that have been said and done by all involved. Forgive us for our harsh words and unkind actions. Please give this family understanding. Teach us empathy so that we can understand one another. Remove the judgment we may have for one another. Remove envy and greed from our hearts. In their place, give us love and generosity. Help us celebrate the achievements of our family members, even if we are experiencing disappointment in our personal lives. Help us release our grudges. Take the weight off of our hearts. Give us forgiveness and love instead. I offer this prayer on behalf of my family, in Your name, Amen.
📖 Matthew 19:26
"Jesus looked at them and said, 'With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.'"
Prayers to Reunite a Broken Family
Dear God, Thank You for the gift of Your grace. We need it to help us become whole. Our family is broken. We have been separated, both physically and emotionally. We no longer see eye to eye. We do not understand each other. We pray that You will reunite this family. Help us find each other. Give us the compassion to meet each other where we are. Let us listen with empathy and understanding, and teach us to forgive. God, please teach us generosity. Let us release our selfish desires. Help our hearts be turned together so that we can unite for a common cause. We pray that You will help us become reacquainted. Open our ears, so that we can listen and learn from one another. Fill our hearts with forgiveness, so that we can move forward with hope for a kinder, brighter future. We close this prayer in Jesus Christ’s name, Amen.
📖 Proverbs 17:17
"A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity."
Intercessory Prayer for Broken Families
Dear Holy Father, Your grace and wisdom extend to all who will turn to You. I pray now on behalf of families who need that power in their lives. Father, please intercede in these broken families. Repair the broken ties before more insult and pain can take root. Give these families the power to forgive, as You forgive. Teach them to grow together in patience and empathy. Bless the children of broken families so that they may be loved and nourished. Show them that they matter and that they are loved. Please bless everyone in a broken family that they will remember You love them perfectly. With Your perfect love, all pain can be washed away. Father, please help all broken families become whole. Help them forge new ties that are stronger. Help their bonds become reinforced through Jesus Christ. I offer this prayer in Jesus’ name. Amen.
📖 Romans 12:18
"If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone."
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Prayer Points for A Broken Family
Use these prayer points to guide your personal prayer time:
- Pray for God's divine healing to touch every wounded heart in broken families
- Ask God to soften hardened hearts and remove bitterness and unforgiveness among family members
- Pray for restoration of communication and understanding between estranged family members
- Ask the Lord to break down walls of pride, anger, and resentment that divide families
- Pray for parents and children to turn their hearts toward one another in love and reconciliation
- Ask God to bring godly counsel and wise mediators to help facilitate family restoration
- Pray for protection over children caught in the midst of family brokenness
- Ask for supernatural grace and strength for family members to forgive one another
- Pray for the Holy Spirit to convict hearts and bring repentance where needed
- Ask God to restore trust and rebuild broken relationships within families
- Pray for marriages to be strengthened and protected from divorce and separation
- Ask the Lord to heal past wounds and traumas that continue to affect family dynamics
- Pray for unity, peace, and love to reign in families experiencing discord
- Ask God to give wisdom to family members on how to move forward in reconciliation
- Pray for complete restoration and reunion of broken families according to God's perfect will
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Bible Verses for A Broken Family
Find strength and comfort in these scriptures:
Psalm 147:3
"He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds."
Malachi 4:6
"He will turn the hearts of the parents to their children, and the hearts of the children to their parents; or else I will come and strike the land with total destruction."
Colossians 3:13
"Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you."
Ephesians 4:32
"Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you."
1 Peter 4:8
"Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins."
Psalm 34:18
"The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit."
Matthew 19:26
"Jesus looked at them and said, 'With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.'"
Proverbs 17:17
"A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity."
Romans 12:18
"If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone."
James 5:16
"Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective."