When you can't put your prayer into words, God hears your heart.

Sincere prayer helps us establish a personal relationship with God. Making prayer a daily practice can help us perfect that relationship—and it can help us perfect ourselves.

​Whether we pray aloud or pray silently in our hearts in fleeting moments of need, prayer is a personal form of communication where we can speak directly with our Father in Heaven. He knows each of us by name and loves us. He hears our prayers and He answers them with wisdom, empathy, and compassion. Sometimes those answers come in very direct, concrete ways, but other times they come more subtly, through impressions, promptings, or feelings of peace. We can go to our Father with desperate questions, with humble confessions, or with gratitude; we can pray to better understand Him and His plan for us. If you would like to post a prayer on our page just post your request.

​Prayer for Loving Like Jesus

​Father, I have to thank You for looking beyond my faults and for loving me unconditionally. Forgive me when I fail to love others in the same way. Give me eyes to see the needs of the difficult people in my life, and show me how to meet those needs in a way that pleases You. In Jesus’ Name, Amen

​Prayer for God’s Direction

​Lord, help me not to lean on my own understanding but in everything acknowledge You so that You can direct my words, thoughts and actions. In Jesus’ Name, Amen. 

​ Our prayers may be awkward. Our attempts may be feeble. But since the power of prayer is in the one who hears it and not in the one who says it, our prayers do make a difference.

"I have set the LORD always before me. Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken." - Psalm 16:8 ​

Lord God, we stand before your presence. Look in mercy upon us poor, weak children, who do not know where to turn unless you help us with your mighty hand. We trust in you. You will help us, you will always be with us, and even in hard times you will accomplish your will for what is good. Bless us today as we gather to hear your Word. May your Word always be our strength and joy. Your Word gives victory in us and in the whole world so that your will may be done on earth as in heaven. Amen.

"Lord, may nothing separate me from You today. Teach me how to choose only Your way today so each step will lead me closer to You. Help me walk by the Word and not my feelings. Help me to keep my heart pure and undivided. Protect me from my own careless thoughts, words, and actions. And keep me from being distracted by MY wants, MY desires, MY thoughts on how things should be. Help me to embrace what comes my way as an opportunity... rather than a personal inconvenience. And finally, help me to rest in the truth of Psalm 86:13, 'Great is your love toward me.' You already see the ways I will fall short and mess up. But right now, I consciously tuck Your whisper of absolute love for me into the deepest part of my heart. I recognize Your love for me is not based on my performance. You love me warts and all. That's amazing. But what's most amazing is that the Saviour of the world would desire a few minutes with me this morning. Lord, help me to forever remember what a gift it is to sit with You like this. Amen."

Lord, help me to remember that nothing is going to happen to me today that you and I can't handle. Amen

Prayer for Perseverance
Holy Lord, Thank You for grace. Please help me move beyond the hurdles that trip me up and give me the strength and wisdom to look up and see the hope I run toward in Christ. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

Dear Lord, 

We pray for our Bishops, we remember especially our Primus, Bishop John Fenwick, give him the strength and wisdom as he leads this denomination, and pour upon him blessings from above. We also remember Bishop Paul in his role as General Secretary, may he know that your hand is upon him and may he be filled with your peace in his quiet times. Guide and protect him and surround him with Your love. In Jesus' Name, Amen.

We pray God that you will bring the United States of America back together and as a nation so it will be no longer be divided and you will bring this nation to know you as you are. Make this country great again in Jesus' name. May this country be strong again rich in your word that everyone will know the truth of who you are as a loving and meek God and one who is just not a God of Judge but a God of peace. 
Let everyone feel your love and show them your ways through your Holy Spirit and show them your Glory in ways that no one can deny who is guiding this country of LAND OF FREE AND THE BRAVE! 
Let everyone who has breath praise and humble themselves before you with meekness and truth of who you are. 

In Jesus name we pray Amen 

Loving God, Your Son told his disciples to become like little children. Lead us to work for the welfare and protection of all young people. May we respect their dignity that they may flourish in life, following the example of the same Jesus Christ our Lord. AMEN. 
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Almighty God,
whose Son Jesus Christ exchanged the glory of a heavenly throne for the form of a servant, we thank you that you have given Elizabeth our Queen a heart to serve her people, and have kept her devoted in this service beyond all who were before her: encourage us by her example to serve one another, and to seek the common good, until you call us all to reign with Christ in your eternal kingdom. Amen.

Father, you know our hearts and share our sorrows. We are hurt by our parting from those whom we loved: when we are angry at the loss we have sustained, when we long for words of comfort, yet find them hard to hear, turn our grief to truer living, our affliction to firmer hope
in Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Loving God,
your Son told his disciples
to become like little children.
Lead us to work for the welfare
and protection of all young people.
May we respect their dignity
that they may flourish in life,
following the example of the same
Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen

Life is fragile, handle with prayer

Please dear Lord,
I ask for your grace and ever healing hand be placed on the heart of my Son to whom I have caused sadness and pain. Place within him the everlasting sound of my voice with the eternal message of my endless love and support for him and my prayers for his happiness. Amen 

Heavenly Father, Can you please tell my son I love him and miss him. Please tell him I need his forgiveness. I place him into your hands for save keeping. In Jesus' Name. AMEN.
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Dear Lord, Help me to get through the next few weeks in preparation for my exams, be with my family especially as we are just settling in our new home. Amen 

Heavenly Father, We commend to your gracious care and keeping all the men and women in our Armed Forces at home and abroad. Defend them day by day with your heavenly grace; strengthen them in their trials and temptations; and give them courage to face the perils that beset them; and help them to know that nothing can separate them from your love; in Jesus Name. Amen

Almighty God, 
You have given us grace at this time with one accord to make our common supplication to you; and you have promised through your well-beloved Son that when two or three are gathered together in his Name you will be in the midst of them: Fulfill now, O Lord, our desires and petitions as may be best for us; granting us in this world knowledge of your truth, and in the age to come life everlasting. Amen.

Our Father, which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom. Thy will be done, in earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive them that trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation; But deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, The power, and the glory, Forever and ever. Amen

Dear Lord,
We give you thanks for the many answered prayers for our friends and loved ones. We ask your blessing upon the whole of our congregation of St. Andrew's. Send down your Holy Spirit upon us and fill us anew. 
In Jesus' name.
Amen 

Lord help those people who are under going treatment for cancer or any other illness, let them know you are by their side, we ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.

The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. 
John 10:11

"I can do all things through Christ, which strengthens me."  Philippians 4:13

Dear Lord,
We pray for our brothers and sisters in Christ in Russeville, Kentucky. Send your Holy Spirit upon them during their missionary work out in Brazil. May you touch the hearts of all those people they come into contact with and may the seeds of love be planted deep within their hearts. Truly bless them and keep them save in their work for you Lord. 
In Jesus' Name, AMEN. 

Dear Lord, Please help all those in great despair and waiting for results of scans and fearing the worst. When they are frightened please be there for them. Amen

Dear Lord and Heavenly Father, please be with my friends and family. I thank you for the many blessings I receive from your hands. Give me strength to face life's battles. In Jesus' name, Amen 

Lord Jesus, I know I have sinned in my thoughts, word and actions. There are so many good things I have not done. There are so many sinful things I have done. I am sorry for my sins and turn from everything I know to be wrong. I know You gave Your life upon the cross for me. Gratefully I give my life back to you. I ask You to come into my life. Come as my Saviour to cleanse me. Come in as my Lord to control me. Come in as my Friend to be with me, and by Your grace, I will serve You all of the remaining years of my life in complete obedience. Thank You Lord. I acknowledge You as the one and only true living God. Amen 

Almighty and merciful Father, by the power of your command, drive away from me all forms of sickness and disease. Restore strength to my body and joy to my spirit, so that in my renewed health, I may bless and serve you, now and forevermore. Amen

Lord, my heart is broken but You are near. My spirit is crushed, but You are my rescuer. Your Word is my hope. It revives me and comforts me in especially now. My soul faints, but you are the breath of life within me. You are my help, the One who sustains me. I am weak but You are strong. You bless those who mourn, and I trust You to bless me and my family with all that we need. You will rescue me from this dark cloud of despair because You delight in me. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

Father, thank you for our salvation in Christ. Our Saviour taught us to love You, and to love others but we are miserable sinners and fail You and our dear Saviour daily in this simple task. Lord help us to love You with our whole hearts, soul, mind and strength and others as ourselves. Help us to love our enemies, to do good to those who mistreat us, seeing in them image of our Creator and remembering the love of God towards us in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Help us to shine the light of joy Christ gave us to the world we have contact with on a daily basis. Lord, be merciful to me a sinner. Amen. 

Heavenly Father, May God bless my writing ministry. In Jesus' name I ask. Amen

God of love, show us our place in this world
as channels of your love
for all the creatures of this earth,
for not one of them is forgotten in your sight.
Enlighten those who possess power and money
that they may avoid the sin of indifference,
that they may love the common good, advance the weak,
and care for this world in which we live.
The poor and the earth are crying out.
O Lord, seize us with your power and light,
help us to protect all life,
to prepare for a better future,
for the coming of your Kingdom
of justice, peace, love and beauty.
Praise be to you!
Amen.

Guide me lord, you are my heart you are my strength, you are my hope. Teach me Lord, and guide my way I love you more each passing day. Amen

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​Lord, grant me tenacious winsome courage as I go through this day. When I am tempted to give up, help me to keep going. Grant me a cheerful spirit when things don't go my way. And give me courage to do whatever needs to be done. In Jesus' name, Amen."

ALMIGHTY and merciful God, whose Son became a refugee and had no place to call his own; look with mercy on those who today are fleeing from danger, homeless and hungry. Bless those who work to bring them relief; inspire generosity and compassion in all our hearts; and guide the nations of the world towards that day when all rejoice in your Kingdom of justice and of peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord. AMEN

Lord, I pray for my friend just as your Word tells me to pray, for healing. I believe you hear this earnest prayer from my heart and that it is powerful because of your promise. I have faith in you, Lord, to heal my friend, but I also trust in the plan you have for his life.
Amen 

Dear Lord & Heavenly Father,
Please be with all of those families who are mourning the loss of a loved one. In their darkness may your light shine, in their loneliness may they presence be felt, and in their sorrow may they be filled with your peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen  

Thank you, Lord, for being there for me and allowing me to cry out to you in my times of need.
It is amazing to me that the Lord of the Universe would take time to listen to me and to care about what I say.
God, there are things happening around me right now that I do not understand. Some of these things make me feel weak, helpless and afraid.
Even in the midst of this, I know that you are the Lord.
I know that the situation is in Your hand, and I trust You.
I beseech you for strength and for wisdom that I would be able to endure this situation and be able to handle it in a way that would bring glory to Your name. In Jesus name. Amen.
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The LORD is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth. Psalm 145:18

Dear Lord and Heavenly Father,
Please be with all those people suffering with Breast Cancer. Give them comfort this day we ask. Be with all their families and help them to be strong.
In Jesus' Name 
Amen 

Dear Lord and Heavenly Father,

May all I do today
begin with you, O Lord.
Plant dreams and hopes
within my soul,
revive my tired spirit:
be with me today.

In Jesus' Name
Amen.

ALMIGHTY God, who hast given us grace at this time with one accord to make our common supplications unto thee; and dost promise, that when two or three are gathered together in thy Name thou wilt grant their requests: Fulfil now, O Lord, the desires and petitions of thy servants, as may be most expedient for them; granting us in this world knowledge of thy truth, and in the world to come life everlasting. Amen.

Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. Colossians 4:2

Dear Lord, I lift Your Name on high. Thank you for the many blessings I receive at your hands, for keeping watch over me and protecting me each day from mine enemies. I love you Lord! Thank you for loving me. Amen.

Dear Lord,
Thank you for another chance, comfort those who are weary and heavy at heart. Encourage them to keep pressing through to victory. Remind them that you are faithful and that their harvest is coming/ Life gets hard sometimes but your righteous right hand is always on us. In my weakness there I find my strength in you. I am anointed. I am equipped. I am empowered. 
In Jesus' Name. Amen 

Lord God, may we be grateful for our lot, and compassionate toward all those who are suffering every kind of distress at this difficult time. May we hold back nothing, and hasten to be the ministers of prayer and mercy, like the disciples of Him who went about doing good in times of need. Amen

Give Me Strength, Lord 

Lord, you are Holy above all others, and all of the strength that I need is in your hands. I am not asking, Lord, that you take this trial away. Instead, I simply ask that Your will be done in my life. Whatever that means, that is what I want. But I admit that it's hard, Lord. Sometimes I feel like I can’t go on. The pain and the fear are too much for me, and I know that I don’t have the strength on my own to get through this. I know that I can come to you, Jesus, and that you will hear my prayer. I know that it is not your intent to bring me to this point just to leave me in the wilderness alone. Please, Lord, give me the strength that I need to face today. don't have to worry about tomorrow. If you just give me the strength that I need today that is all I need. Keep me from sinning during this trial. Instead, help me to keep my eyes on you. You are the Holy Lord, and all of my hope rests in you. Thank you for hearing my prayer. In Jesus' name. Amen.

God of compassion, your love for humanity was revealed in Jesus, whose earthly life began in the poverty of a stable and ended in the pain and isolation of the cross: we hold before you those who are homeless and cold especially in this bitter weather. Draw near and comfort them in spirit and bless those who work to provide them with shelter, food and friendship. We ask this in Jesus' name. Amen.

Lord God, whose Son, Jesus Christ, understood people's fear and pain before they spoke of them, we pray for those in hospital; surround the frightened with your tenderness;
give strength to those in pain;
hold the weak in your arms of love, and give hope and patience
to those who are recovering;
we ask this through the same Jesus Christ, our Lord.
Amen

Lord God, 
Remind us again and again of what you have done in our hearts and lives to make us certain of the resurrection. Help us to live in this certainty and to hold fast to everything good and great which you bring into our lives. Grant us the assurance that we are gaining ground in the battle for the redemption of those who are still in darkness and in the shadow of death. May we find joy in what we have here and now. Give us patience in our struggles. Give us hope for all that has gone wrong, because even what is in darkness is still in your hands. In the end everything must be brought to the light so that all humankind may glorify your great name. Amen.

Lord Jesus,
I give you my hands to do your work.
I give you my feet to go your way.
I give you my eyes to see as you do.
I give you my tongue to speak your words.
I give you my mind that you may think in me.
I give you my spirit that you may pray in me.
Above all,
I give you my heart that you may love in me
your Father and all mankind.
I give you my whole self that you may grow in me,
so that it is you, Lord Jesus,
who live and work and pray in me.
Amen 

"Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand."  Isaiah 41:10