Family Prayers

Many families today are looking for guidance on how to bring their faith into the routine of home and working life. This heartening collection of prayers touches on a wide range of everyday matters. There are prayers to say at meal times, at the end of the day, or on special occasions, such as a birthday or Christmas. There are prayers for particular situations, such as when someone we love is ill, when a child is unhappy at school or when we want to say sorry. Many of the prayers are casual and conversational in tone. Some of these have been contributed by school children while others, more formal in style, have been especially written by Rowan Williams.