Prayers for Strength Archives

5 Prayers for a Grieving Heart

Prayer can be an indispensable resource for a grieving heart. Here are 5 prayers to help you weather a season of grief and loss.

God's grace matters when we struggle with our problems.

Sufficient Grace in Times of Struggle

By Pablo Diaz2 min read

Guideposts blogger Pablo Diaz knows this about God–He never gets tired of us. And that includes our struggles and failures.

Pray to cope with your personal struggles, stress and worries.

Praying Through Your Personal Battles

By Pablo Diaz2 min read

Guideposts blogger Pablo Diaz shares how he copes with stress and worries in his life at the moment.

How a small, wooden cross helped Guideposts blogger Julia Attaway get through a difficult situation.

Getting Through a Difficult Situation

By julia-attaway1 min read

Guideposts blogger Julia Attaway shares how the gift of a very small cross helped get her through a difficult and upsetting time.

A Prayer for When You’re Worried

By Carol Kuykendall2 min read

When you are feeling anxious or afraid turn to Isaiah 41:10, or find another Scripture that fills your heart with the comfort of God’s love.

In the wake of the tragic shootings in Oregon, pray the prayer of tears.

After Oregon’s Tragedy, Pray the Prayer of Tears

By Bob Hostetler1 min read

The Oregon shootings leave another national wave of overwhelming grief. Guideposts blogger Bob Hostetler urges us to pray our tears, that God is not deaf to our weeping.

Pray Your Anxiety Away

By Norman Vincent Peale2 min read

If worry is interfering with your work or sleep, pray your worry away with these five steps drawn from the Bible.

a woman grieving the loss of her pet cat

A Peaceful Prayer in Her Moment of Grief

By Doris Haase1 min read

A grieving pet owner finds comfort.

God delights over us with singing. --Zeph. 3:17

‘Amazing Grace’ for Healing and Peace

By Rick Hamlin2 min read

“Amazing Grace” is a great song when you’re looking for healing and peace and goodness. Even better, sing it with someone else bcause that’s like praying with someone else, and that power of “two or more gathered” is strong.

Raymond Smith of Charleston kneels in prayer the front of the Emanuel AME Church before a worship service, Sunday, June 21, 2015, in Charleston, S.C.

After Charleston: Praying Through the Pain

By Pablo Diaz2 min read

In the wake of the brutal shootings at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina, we continue to pray for the families of the nine victims. Pain comes into all our lives in some form or fashion. But the good news is that God listens to our cry for comfort. How has prayer helped you with your pain?

Miracles I Need Today

By julia-attaway2 min read

The miracles I need today are small ones, not big. Mostly they’re miracles that help me override my habit of thinking life should be easier than it is.