Prayers for Loved Ones

How to Powerfully Bless Someone

12 biblical benedictions you can pray for others on all occasions

Pray The Lord’s Prayer for Someone

Praying The Lord’s Prayer for someone else covers all the bases. It hits all the right notes. It helps the person praying to be a genuine help to the person being prayed for.

A Friendship for a Season

By Pablo Diaz2 min read

“A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.”

Prayers for a Beloved Pooch

By Cheryl Pietromonaco2 min read

A little dog had run out in front of her car, and now her prayer group was asking God to heal him. Would their entreaties be heard?

Praying for a Neighbor in Need

By Rick Hamlin5 min read

Our Executive Editor reminds us that when we pray for a stranger, they become a friend.

Calling All Prayer Angels

By Janelle Spooner2 min read

An earth angel to others finds herself on the receiving end of the healing power of prayer.

A Prayer for Rufus

By Mimi Jones Hedwig2 min read

A prayer volunteer desperately asks God for help finding her lost dog.

An American flag backlit by a lamppost at night

6 Ways to Pray for a Soldier at War

By Edie Melson2 min read

Here’s the list I use when praying for our military men and women serving in harm’s way. What’s yours?

Guideposts editorial assistant Allison Churchill before welcome-home ceremony

Prayers for Fort Hood

By Rick Hamlin2 min read

I’ve been praying for those who lost their lives and the wounded, writes veteran and editorial assistant Allison Churchill. There are so many who need our prayers.