Guides

How to pray for the people you love

Practical guides and example prayers for praying for friends and family: prayer lists, prayers for the sick, prayer circles and answered-prayer journals.

Getting started

How to Pray for Someone: A Simple Guide with Examples

A practical, five-step way to pray for a friend or family member, with example prayers you can use today.

6 min read

Prayers

Prayers for a Sick Friend or Family Member

Short, heartfelt prayers for healing, strength and peace when someone you love is ill, plus verses to pray over them.

5 min read

Habits

How to Keep a Prayer List You’ll Actually Use

Why most prayer lists get abandoned, and a simple system to keep praying for the people you promised.

5 min read

Habits

When You Say “I’ll Pray for You”: How to Follow Through

How to turn a sincere promise to pray into a real prayer, in the moment and in the days after.

4 min read

Habits

How to Keep an Answered Prayer Journal

A simple way to record answered prayers so you can remember God’s faithfulness and encourage others.

4 min read

Together

How to Start a Prayer Circle with Friends

A step-by-step way to gather a few trusted friends to pray together for the same people, in person or from your phones.

5 min read

Getting started

What to Pray When You Don’t Know What to Say

Seven simple ways to start praying when your mind goes blank, with short prayers you can borrow today.

6 min read

Prayers

Prayers for Anxiety and Worry, with Bible Verses

Calm, honest prayers for anxious days and sleepless nights, plus the Bible verses people return to most when worry won’t stop.

6 min read

Habits

Morning Prayers to Start Your Day with God

Short morning prayers for gratitude, strength and guidance, and a simple two-minute routine that fits a busy morning.

5 min read

Prayers

How to Pray for Your Children: Prayers for Every Age

Practical ways to pray for your kids, from babies to grown children, with example prayers and verses to pray over them.

7 min read

Prayers

How to Pray for Your Husband or Wife

A simple way to pray for your spouse every day, with example prayers for hard seasons, work stress and a stronger marriage.

6 min read

Prayers

Prayers for Grief and Loss: Words When Your Heart Is Broken

Gentle prayers for the first days after a loss, for long grief, and for a friend who is mourning, with comforting Bible verses.

6 min read