Easter Family Devotional & Reflection Guide

Looking for a meaningful way to talk about Easter with your family?

This printable devotional and reflection guide is designed to help families slow down, open God’s Word together, and talk about what it means to trust God even when the answer is “no.”

Inspired by Jesus’ prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane (Matthew 26:36–46), this guide gently walks families through:

✅ A short Bible reading
✅ Honest conversation questions
✅ A simple, heartfelt prayer
✅ A hands-on activity using a “Trust Cup”

Perfect for dinner-time or quiet time during Holy Week or on Easter Sunday!

Why This Devotional?

Sometimes God doesn’t answer our prayers the way we hoped. Even Jesus experienced that. This guide helps kids and grownups alike remember:

“Not my will, but Yours be done.”
—Matthew 26:39

You can print it out, read it around the dinner table, or take it with you for a picnic devotional this Easter weekend.

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🎧 Want to Go Deeper?

Listen to our special Easter podcast episode, “Trusting God When the Answer is No,” where we talk about Jesus in the garden and how my mom’s faith story helped bring my husband to Christ.

This Easter, let’s teach our kids that even when God says “no,” He is still good, and His story is not finished.

He is risen. And that changes everything.