Grandmothers
Grandmother’s Prayer for April 15th
A short, Scripture-shaped grandmothers prayer for an ordinary moment of Christian faith.
The prayer
A prayer to pray now
Father, the risen Christ came through the locked doors and spoke three words to His frightened friends. Peace be unto You. The doors did not stop Him. Their fear did not send Him away. He gave peace where there was none and did not explain how. I have my own locked doors. Walls I have built against disappointment. Expectations I have lowered to keep from being let down. Distances I keep from hard conversations. None of them stop the risen Lord. He comes through them and says the same three words to me. Peace be unto You. Let me hear them this morning. Let me not try to earn the peace by first tearing down my walls. He comes through them. He always has. The walls will come down later, on their own, in the quiet of His peace. The walls are not the point. Your peace is. You are. This Tuesday in April is far from that upper room in Jerusalem, but Your words still walk through every wall I build. Amen.
How to pray it
- Read it slowly. Move through this prayer one line at a time, out loud if you can, letting each phrase land before the next.
- Make it personal. Pause where a line meets your day and name the person, fear, or hope it touches before God.
- Carry it with you. Keep one sentence with you — on your phone or in your pocket — and return to it when the day gets loud.
Verses to pray
Pray these slowly, one line at a time. Scripture quoted from a public-domain translation.
When therefore it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and when the doors were locked where the disciples were assembled, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the middle and said to them, “Peace be to you.”
John 20:19
Questions about this prayer
When should I pray grandmother’s prayer for april 15th?
Pray it whenever the words fit your moment — at the start of the day, in a hard stretch, or when you simply want to turn toward God.
Which Bible verses anchor this prayer?
This prayer is anchored in John 20:19. The "Verses to pray" section above quotes them in full.
Can I save or share this prayer?
Yes. Use the Copy prayer button to copy the words, or open the Chosen Portion app to keep a daily prayer, devotional, and Scripture with you.