In this episode we got practical about prayer with our guest, author and mother-of-three, Wendy Lin. We spoke about how we experienced (or didn't experience) Christian prayer in our families of origin and how we decided to approach it with our own children. We discussed questions like:

• What is prayer? Why should we pray if God already knows everything?
• How can practise both routine and spontaneous prayer?
• How does God answer prayer?
• How can we do family prayer when we're not confident?
• What should we do if our spouse is not a keen Christian?
• How can busy parents find time to focus on prayer themselves?

This conversation is insightful, practical, encouraging and full of grace for families in every season of life!

Links:
Parenting in God's Family: Biblical Wisdom for Everyday Issues, which contains a chapter on 'Bible reading and prayer across the stages of family life' by our guest, Wendy Lin.

Wendy Lin's blog, with book reviews and devotional resources for families, Musings in Adelaide.

Mothers Union Sydney. Listen to all of the talks from the Mothers Union Seminar on Soundcloud.

Theme music: Soul's Getting Wet by Ali Maegraith. Produced by Ali Maegraith and Gerard Masters. Available on SoundCloud.