Prayer Archives

Worshippers gather to pray down the street from the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, S.C.

A Prayer for the Victims of the Charleston Church Shooting

By Ansley Roan1 min read

After the shooting at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C., a prayer for strength.

Don’t Waste Time. Pray!

By Norman Vincent Peale2 min read

Stuck on line in the grocery store, at a traffic light, in a waiting room? Spend this time with God.

Glory Be to the Father Prayer: Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Your Favorite Prayers for Inspiration

By Sabra Ciancanelli1 min read

We asked our readers to share their favorite prayers with us. We hope their responses touch your heart and help you feel God’s comfort.

Prayer Gave Her Hope for the Future

By Susan Farr Fahncke7 min read

In this excerpt from Miracles in Tough Times a mom learns her newborn is deaf and miraculously discovers the many blessings to be found in every part of God’s plan.

Evening Prayer

By Sabra Ciancanelli1 min read

A delightful night prayer excerpted from the Prayer Power Club Newsletter.

An answered prayer: A slice of lemon meringue pie

What Prayer Can Do: Made to Order

By Lois Degling2 min read

She questioned her son’s urge to make a lemon meringue pie, but it proved to be an answer to a prayer!

Prayers for Healing

By Sabra Ciancanelli3 min read

Draw upon the healing grace of the Divine Physician.

Jaime Jarrin is seen in the Dodgers press box in this photograph from the 1950s.

Two Generations of Talking Baseball

By Brett Leveridge1 min read

After a quarter century as a radio traffic reporter in Southern California, Jorge Jarrin joined his father, Hall of Fame Spanish-language play-by-play man for the Los Angeles Dodgers, in the broadcast booth at Dodger Stadium.

Boost Your Prayer Life

By Karen Barber7 min read

Creative tips for enhancing the power of your daily prayers.

Vigil held In Queens, New York for victims Of earthquake In Nepal

6 Ways to Pray When There Are No Words

By Bob Hostetler4 min read

What can a person say at such times, when words seem so inadequate? What should we pray when we don’t know what to pray? How can we possibly intercede for so many people, for such great need?

A middle-aged woman concults with her dermatologist

Pass It On: More Than Skin Deep

By Jean Hubbard1 min read

An encounter with skin cancer reminded her just how many blessings had been showered upon her.

How to Be a Daily Pray-er

By Marilyn Morgan Helleberg3 min read

Eight tips to help you draw closer to God one day at a time.