Holiday Prayers Archives

4 Prayers for Tax Day

By Bob Hostetler5 min read

Guideposts blogger Bob Hostetler offers 4 prayers for tax day.

Finding the good in Good Friday, the church's saddest day of the year.

5 Ways to Find the Good in Good Friday

By Rick Hamlin3 min read

Guideposts blogger Rick Hamlin offers 5 ways to find the good in Good Friday, the church’s saddest day of the year.

The Heart of Maundy Thursday

By Rick Hamlin3 min read

Guideposts blogger Rick Hamlin gets at the heart of what Maundy Thursday is all about in the church’s ritual of the washing of feet.

3 Ways to Celebrate Palm Sunday

By Rick Hamlin3 min read

Guideposts blogger Rick Hamlin offers 3 ways to celebrate the ambivalence but spiritual richness of Palm Sunday.

Why Observe Ash Wednesday?

By Rick Hamlin2 min read

Guideposts executive editor Rick Hamlin offers some answers to questions about Ash Wednesday, the day that marks the start of Lent, the 40-day penitential period before Easter.

What to Give Up for Lent

By Rick Hamlin3 min read

Guideposts blogger Rick Hamlin offers some alternatives to the usual practice of giving something up for Lent.

3 Prayers for a New Year

By Bob Hostetler3 min read

What’s your New Year’s resolution? One thing is for sure, says Guideposts blogger Bob Hostetler. Little will happen or change if you don’t pray for it.

A lit Christmas tree outside in the snow with a Christmas prayer of hope

9 Prayers for Christmas Hope

By Bob Hostetler3 min read

Find hope with these prayers from the Bible if your Christmas holds stress, despair and worry, says Guideposts blogger Bob Hostetler.

Lit candles and ornaments with ribbon being used in a Christmas prayer

3 Bible Prayers for Christmas Day

By Bob Hostetler3 min read

Guideposts blogger Bob Hostetler offers three beautiful Bible prayers for Christmas Day.

A Christmas azalea and the power of prayer.

The Christmas Azalea

By Rick Hamlin3 min read

Guideposts blogger Rick Hamlin gives thanks to God for the power of prayer and a blooming azalea at Christmas.

Pray Your Grown-Up Christmas List

By Bob Hostetler3 min read

Praying for a grown-up Christmas list means, for Guideposts blogger Bob Hostetler, more time with family and less people pleasing. What does it mean for you?