The Prayer Library

All Prayers

Whatever you are carrying today, there are words here for it. Find a prayer, sit with it, and make it your own.

Daily Prayers

A Short Prayer Sometimes all you have is a moment. This is a short prayer for busy days, a few words to turn your heart to God wherever you are.
Evening Prayer As the day ends, this is a prayer to give thanks, lay down your worries, and rest in God's safekeeping through the night.
Mealtime Prayer A short grace to give thanks before a meal, for the food, for those gathered, and for God's daily provision.
Morning Prayer However the day ahead looks, giving it to God before it begins changes the way you walk through it. This is a simple morning prayer of gratitude and surrender.
Prayer for Guidance When you stand at a crossroads and the way forward is unclear, this is a prayer asking God for guidance, wisdom, and the courage to take the next step.

Comfort Prayers

Prayer Before Surgery Facing an operation, your own or a loved one's, can be frightening. This is a prayer before surgery, for peace, for the hands that will do the work, and for healing.
Prayer for a Broken Heart Heartbreak has a weight all its own. This is a prayer for a wounded heart, asking the God who is near to the brokenhearted to bind up what is broken.
Prayer for a Funeral As we say goodbye to someone we love, this is a prayer for a funeral, for comfort in grief and the hope that death is not the end.
Prayer for a Loved One with Cancer Few words land as heavily as a cancer diagnosis. This is a prayer for someone facing it, for healing, courage, and the presence of God through every step.
Prayer for a Sick Friend When someone you care about is unwell, you long to help and often feel helpless. This is a prayer to lift a sick friend into God's healing care.
Prayer for Anxiety When worry races and your mind will not settle, prayer can be a place to lay it down. This is a prayer for anxiety, to hand your fears to the One who carries them.
Prayer for Comfort When you simply need to feel held, this is a prayer to the God of all comfort, asking Him to draw near and ease your heart.
Prayer for Depression When a heavy darkness settles over your days, this is a prayer for the low seasons, asking God to be near and to be the lifter of your head.
Prayer for Difficult Times Some seasons simply feel like too much. This is a prayer for the hard times, when you need God to be a refuge and a very present help.
Prayer for Grief and Loss Grief can leave us without words. This is a prayer for the brokenhearted, asking God to draw near in sorrow and to carry you until joy can return.
Prayer for Healing When illness or pain weighs on you or someone you love, it can be hard to find the words. This is a prayer for healing, for the body, the heart, and the spirit.
Prayer for Hope When discouragement settles in and the way forward feels dim, this is a prayer to ask God to renew your hope and lift your eyes again.
Prayer for Mental Health Caring for your mind is part of caring for your whole self. This is a prayer for mental health, for a quieter mind and a steadier heart.
Prayer for Peace When your heart is troubled and the world feels heavy, this is a prayer for peace, the kind that can quiet the soul even when nothing around you has changed.
Prayer for Recovery Recovery can be slow, and patience wears thin. This is a prayer for the road back to health, for yourself or someone you love.
Prayer for Someone in the Hospital Hospital days are long and frightening. This is a prayer for a loved one who is unwell, and for the peace of everyone waiting and watching.
Prayer for Strength There are seasons when our own strength simply is not enough. This is a prayer for the days when you need to borrow strength from God to keep going.

Family Prayers

Prayer for a New Baby The arrival of a child is a wonder and a gift. This is a prayer of thanks and blessing over a new baby and the family welcoming them.
Prayer for a Wayward Child Few things ache like watching a child wander far. This is a prayer for a prodigal, trusting the God who runs to meet those far off.
Prayer for My Children There is no love quite like a parent's, and no worry quite like it either. This is a prayer to place your children into God's keeping.
Prayer for My Family Our families are among the greatest gifts and the deepest concerns of our hearts. This is a prayer to lift up the people you love and your home to God.
Prayer for Protection This is a prayer asking God for protection, a shield around you and the people you love, in your home, your work, and your coming and going.

Relationships Prayers

Prayer for a Friend Good friends are a gift, and we long to help them when they hurt. This is a prayer to lift up a friend into God's care.
Prayer for My Father This is a prayer to give thanks for your father and to ask God's blessing, strength, and protection over his life.
Prayer for My Husband This is a prayer to lift up your husband, asking God to protect him, strengthen him, and bless the man you share your life with.
Prayer for My Marriage Every marriage needs grace to grow. This is a prayer for your marriage, asking God to strengthen your love and bind you together.
Prayer for My Mother This is a prayer to give thanks for your mother and to ask God's blessing, protection, and joy over her life.
Prayer for My Parents This is a prayer to lift up both of your parents, giving thanks for them and asking God to watch over and bless them.
Prayer for My Wife This is a prayer to lift up your wife, asking God to protect her, strengthen her, and bless the woman you share your life with.

Provision Prayers

Prayer Before an Exam Before a test, nerves can crowd out everything you studied. This is a prayer for calm, clear thinking, and confidence in an exam.
Prayer for a Job Interview Before an interview, nerves are natural. This is a prayer for calm, confidence, and trust that God goes before you and holds your future.
Prayer for a New Job Looking for work can be discouraging and uncertain. This is a prayer for the job search, asking God to open the right door at the right time.
Prayer for Financial Help Money worries can steal your peace and your sleep. This is a prayer for provision, asking God to meet your needs and calm your fears.
Prayer for My Business Running a business carries real weight and worry. This is a prayer to commit your work to God and ask for His guidance and provision.
Prayer for Success This is a prayer to commit your efforts to God, asking Him to bless your work and grant success that honors Him.

Faith Prayers

Prayer Against Temptation When temptation pulls hard and your own willpower feels weak, this is a prayer for strength to stand and for the way out God promises to provide.
Prayer for Courage When fear says stop and you know you must go forward, this is a prayer for courage, for a strong and steady heart.
Prayer for Faith Faith can waver when life is hard. This is an honest prayer for the times you want to believe but find it difficult, asking God to meet you there.
Prayer for Forgiveness When guilt sits heavy and you long to be made clean, this is a prayer of confession, to come honestly to God and receive His mercy.
Prayer for God's Will This is a prayer of surrender, asking to want what God wants, and to trust His will above your own.
Prayer for Patience Waiting is hard, and patience does not come easily. This is a prayer for a steady heart and grace to trust God's timing.
Prayer for Salvation If you long to begin a life with God, this is a simple prayer of faith, to confess, to believe, and to receive His grace.
Prayer for Spiritual Growth Faith is meant to grow. This is a prayer to ask God to deepen your walk with Him and shape you more into the person He made you to be.
Prayer for Wisdom When you need to choose well and want more than your own understanding, this is a prayer asking God generously for wisdom.
Prayer of Gratitude Gratitude changes the heart. This is a prayer to pause and give thanks to God for His goodness, seen and unseen.
Prayer of Praise Sometimes prayer is simply praise. This is a prayer of worship, lifting your heart to God for who He is and all He has done.

Occasions Prayers

Birthday Prayer A birthday is a gift of another year. This is a prayer of thanks and blessing to celebrate a life and the year ahead.
New Year Prayer A new year invites us to begin again. This is a prayer to thank God for the year behind and to place the year ahead in His hands.
Prayer for a Wedding A wedding is a holy and joyful beginning. This is a prayer of blessing over a couple as they start their life together.
Prayer for Graduation Graduation marks an ending and a beginning. This is a prayer of thanks for the achievement and a blessing over the road ahead.
Prayer for Safe Travels Before a journey, this is a prayer asking God for protection on the road and a safe arrival, for you and those traveling with you.
Thanksgiving Prayer A prayer of thanks for the Thanksgiving table and any moment of gathered gratitude, giving God praise for His blessings.