Grandmothers
Grandmother’s Prayer for May 17th
A short, Scripture-shaped grandmothers prayer for an ordinary moment of Christian faith.
The prayer
A prayer to pray now
Father, the Spirit of God moved over the face of the waters at the very start of the Bible. The world was without form and void and dark, and Your Spirit hovered. That hovering was the beginning of all ordering. The same Spirit who hovered over the deep is the Spirit You sent into the church and into my own heart. He still hovers. He still orders. He still brings light out of darkness when You speak the word. There are small unformed places in my life this morning. The conversation I do not know how to have. The decision is not yet clear. The relationship that is in slow motion and not yet stable. Your Spirit hovers over each of them. He will do His ordering work in His own time. I do not have to make the light come. Let me trust the hovering. Let me not panic in the unformed parts. The same Spirit who made the world is at work in the small unmade parts of my Tuesday. Your Word is older than my trouble. Your Spirit is older than Your Word. 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.
The earth was formless and empty. Darkness was on the surface of the deep and God’s Spirit was hovering over the surface of the waters.
Genesis 1:2
Questions about this prayer
When should I pray grandmother’s prayer for may 17th?
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 Genesis 1:2. 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.