the family that prays together stays together

English

Proverb

the family that prays together stays together

1. Shared religious observance strengthens family stability.
   • 2007, Clyde A. Bonar, Amen, I Say to You:

     Remember, the family that prays together stays together. Start with routine prayer, like saying a blessing at each meal.

   • 2010, Julie Hanlon Rubio, Family Ethics: Practices for Christians, page 214:

     One does not have to read far into any Christian text on prayer to find the affirmation, “The family that prays together stays together.” Stanley Hauerwas questions the appropriateness of this aphorism, pointing out how an overemphasis on family stability can displace the fundamental role of the church and misconstrue the point of prayer.

   • 2011, Calvin Miller, Letters to a Young Pastor:

     They will get misty eyed and tell you that they believe families should worship together; after all, “the family that prays together stays together.”

   • 2014, Melanie E. Brewster, Atheists in America, page 137:

     Captured by the adage “the family that prays together stays together”— individuals in the United States feel that shared religious beliefs are a glue that strengthen familial bonds and deepen love between relatives.