Harmony
Memorising Scripture with your children helps God’s Spirit bring about lasting change. Choose a verse for your children to learn. Reading it over at least once every day helps.
See also some sample prayers that you can use with your children, or for older children encourage them to use these within their own prayers.
Memory verses
The Lord gives strength to his people; the Lord blesses his people with peace.
psalm 29:11
Turn from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.
Psalm 34:14
Consider the blameless, observe the upright; there is a future for the man of peace.
Psalm 37:37
How good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in unity!
Psalm 133:1
There are six things the Lord hates, seven that are detestable to him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that are quick to rush in to evil, a false witness that pours out lies and a man who stirs up dissension among brothers.
PROVERBS 6:16-19
There is deceit in the hearts of those who plot evil, but joy for those who promote peace.
PROVERBS 12:20
A hot tempered man stirs up dissension, but a patient man calms a quarrel.
PROVERBS 15:18
Better a dry crust with peace and quiet than a house full of feasting, with strife.
Proverbs 17:1
It is to a man’s honor to avoid strife, but every fool is quick to quarrel.
proverbs 20:3
Drive out the mocker, and out goes strife; quarrels and insults are ended. He who loves a pure heart and whose speech is gracious will have the king for his friend.
proverbs 22:10-11
For as churning the milk produces butter, and as twisting the nose produces blood, so stirring up anger produces strife.
proverbs 30:33
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.
matthew 5:9
Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. Do not be conceited. Do not repay anyone evil with evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everybody. If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.
Romans 12:16-18
[Love] is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.
1 Corinthians 13:5
Finally brothers, good-by. Aim for perfection, listen to my appeal, be of one mind, live in peace. And the God of love and peace will be with you.
2 Corinthians 13:11
Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit. Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying each other.
Galatians 5:25-26
Flee the evil desires of youth, and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, along with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart. Don’t have anything to do with foolish and stupid arguments, because you know they produce quarrels. And the Lord’s servant must not quarrel; instead, he must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful.
2 Timothy 2:22-24
Finally, all of you, live in harmony with one another; be sympathetic, love as brothers, be compassionate and humble. Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.
1 Peter 3:8-9
Prayers for kids
Dear God, I don’t feel like living in peace with ________ right now. I need Your Holy Spirit to help me! Amen.
Dear God, please give us peace like a river in our home (Isaiah 48:18). Amen.
Dear God, help me to remember that it is good and pleasant when brothers (and sisters) live together in unity (Psalm 133:1). Amen.
Dear God, I ask You would send Your Holy Spirit to help me want to live at peace with ________. Amen.
Dear God, I feel like paying back the wrong that was done to me. Please help me be quick to forgive and to do something kind to this person instead (1 Peter 3:8-9). Amen.
Dear God, thank you for sharing Your love with me. Please help me to share Your love with others. Amen.