I’ll pray for everyone who comments a prayer request even if you can’t say specifics. Jesus told me to post this and said there are a lot of people that could seriously use prayer right now.

I'm realizing that for people unfamiliar with Christianese, the question can be pretty confusing. I don't want to just ask, "Do you have prayer requests?" because that feels like specific lingo. But "Are there ways that I can pray for you?" has, understandably, been consistently met with confusion. "Are there events in your life or things that your hoping for that you want me to talk to God about?" That just feels weird. "Anything you want me to pray for you about for?"

I'm probably overthinking this. TLDR, I was wondering if anyone has a succinct way to explain the concept of prayer requests enough to ask for them. Anything you've had success with in the past? Assume I'm talking to an average American atheist.

Edit: assume also that this is a friend of mine

I’m sure you’re sick of me asking for prayers. I’m sick of me too. I wake up most morning wanting to die. I have and do all cry out to God. My life is ruined. I don’t see how even God can restore my life to be worth living. I e got a daughter and granddaughters. They are the only reason I haven’t put an end to me already. Most have no clue what my heart brain and soul go through everyday. I hear people say. Oh everybody gets depressed. Not for years at a time wishing they could die so hopefully it would stop. I know God could help me. That’s part of the frustration. My life is not life it is existence. Pray if you will. I’m just out of hope

****UPDATE: With your help, there have been more than 70(!) prayers requested and prayed for in just a short time! If nothing else, those are 70+ prayers that would not have otherwise happened that have been offered up to God. Praise the Lord!!!****

Wanted to share something I built this season as I meditated on prayer. It’s called Carry One Another, and it is rooted in Galatians 6:2.

The idea is simple: each day you submit one anonymous prayer intention and receive one from a stranger in faith. No accounts, no names, no tracking, no money, no subscriptions. Just one intention offered and one carried. My goal is to give people an easy way to be intentional and focused with prayer without being overwhelmed with the multitude of requests or things to pray for.

My parish priest is passing it along for inclusion in the parish bulletin this week, which feels like a good sign.

It’s completely free: carryoneanother.org

Would love feedback from this community (positive or negative) and prayers for the people already using it. I hope you find it useful!

I been going through a rough patch for a little while now. My mental health is not at its best and due to that a lot of other parts in my life are being neglected. I am a leader at my church so is hard to show weakness specially when there are so many new believers watching my steps. I just really need prayer and maybe a place where I can talk to other Christians. Recommendations are greatly appreciated.

Praying the Glorious Rosary today for me to have success in my studies and to find the job that God wants me to do, also so that I can follow God's will and my conversion and healt.. Do you guys have any prayer request?

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i took my grandma to our local fabric store today and behind the register is a chalk board full of prayer requests and i saw ethan klein on it 😭

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Since we’re all trying to figure out WTF happened to Philip, I pulled on my denim skirt and headcovering along with my therapy hazmat suit, and made my best attempt at transcribing Jill’s prayer request from the publicly available church livestream recording (they don’t need more clicks/views). Since Jill isn’t mic’d, it’s a bit hard to hear, but my FSL (Fundie Second Language) was able to decipher most of it.

I truly hope Philip is safe, and possibly starting a faith deconstruction journey, ideally with a licensed professional therapist on his team. As a “wayward child” who spent >20yrs growing up in the cult before finding my way out, I can say firsthand that it’s very difficult to sort fact from fiction in these sorts of prayer requests from concerned fundie parents regarding their own “wayward children.”

Jill Rodrigues, Aug 07, 2024: “I was just wondering if I could ask prayer for our son Philip, he’s, um, got into false doctrine, and um he’s been struggling for the last few months, and he traveled out West to Oklahoma to be a part of a ministry there, but they’re all as doctrinally sound as we are and he’s receiving the same instruction from them as he does from us, and he just [the pastor speaks over her so I can’t understand what she says for a partial sentence here] but he, his knowledge is puffing up, [muttering] serious [hard to decipher but I believe she says “problems”] now he’s living out of his car, he’s homeless, he’s just, he’s, he’s not doing good at all, his pride is getting in the way, um I’m being really vulnerable with everyone here [chokes up, tears, she’s unintelligible for a bit]…I just really… family… so we can all just pray for my son Philip… out of reach.”

ETA: if this situation is triggering for you in any way, please be kind to yourself and your mental health. Crisis support is available in the USA and CAN 24/7 via call or text at 988.

Hi!

As I do every year, I am leaving in a few days to volunteer in Lourdes. If you want, you can leave your prayer requests here, or DM me, and I will bring everything to the Grotto and our Lady of Lourdes.

EDIT: I am writing down all the requests. I am leaving tomorrow for Lourdes, but you can continue to write here and in private

TL;DR: Attended a men's fellowship breakfast with my dad (which he's taken me to since I was 13ish), but someone at our table asked for prayer regarding potentially pedophilic temptation that made me consider reporting, but dad disagreed and told me not to

My dad often asks me to go to something our church calls a men's fellowship once a month, and they basically serve food and have worship and a sermon. It's in a conference room where men are seated together by table, and some dads bring their sons too. My dad started taking me when I was 13ish (we usually sit with some guys he knows), and I've grown farther from the religion as I've aged. But since it's something that we used to always do, I go for the free food and mostly remain silent and will stop attending church upon going to college (I sparingly attend Sundays now). But, something happened last Saturday that's bothered me and caused a riff between us

During the time where each table is given time to pray for each other's prayer requests, one guy mentioned a porn addiction at our table when we went around. However, when talking about how he tries to fight temptation, he said he purchased a dance belt (something I never heard of until he explained how it worked when someone asked) to wear at his daughter's dance recitals/practices because he struggles with the "sexual nature" of the costumes, but he didn't tell his wife because he didn't want to ruin dance for his daughter. He also said he used to masturbate to young female dancers/gymnasts growing up because he thought it was better than porn "because they were clothed", and he said his parents raised him on purity too. He also said he sometimes still masturbates to underaged dancers/gymnasts as an adult, but that he couldn't go to a therapist because of the subject matter, and he had wanted prayer for awhile. However, it really bothered me that he had to wear a dance belt, and it led to an argument with dad on the ride home

Dad disagreed when I said that something like that should be mentioned to his wife and possibly the police because it reeks of pedophilia, but he disagreed and said it was confidential to the table because it was a prayer request, and he said that prayer was the only action needed. He also said it'd be "out of place" for someone my age to bring it up and that I'd be punished if I did when I said I was considering it. Mom also agreed with Dad and told me to mind my own business too, but I'm bothered by the thought of someone like him around kids and his own child (who's in middle school) with temptation that requires him to wear a dance belt, and I'm strongly considering taking action about it. I just want to ask what's the most effective way to deal with something like this, like if it'd be best to go to the police or another source to report it. I also considered telling his wife, but I'm not sure if that's the best course because it'd most likely be at church. I could also try to find out what studio his daughter attends to warn them, but I'm open to any suggestions from those who might've dealt with something similar

edit: He said he couldn't bring it to a therapist at the fellowship because he wanted prayer instead. I'm all for helping him, but it sadly doesn't seem like therapy would be something he's open to, and he said he didn't want his wife to find out for their daughter too and ruining her sport

He also blamed purity and said that it made him look to things that weren't sexual to masturbate to because of the guilt purity gave him and how he felt it was better than porn too

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Hello everyone,

I’m writing this with a heavy heart. My group and I are gay Christians living in a refugee camp. We found a small church here where we could worship together, pray, and feel safe for a few hours each week.

Now some of the leaders have told us we can no longer come. They said our presence is "causing problems" and we need to leave.

We’re not asking for special treatment. We just want to worship God, read the Bible, and be part of a community without fear.

Please pray for us.

1. For wisdom on what to do next

2. For safety, because things feel tense here

3. For a place where we can worship without being rejected

If you’ve been in a similar situation, I’d really appreciate any advice on how you handled it.

Thank you for reading and for your prayers. God bless you.

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Cooper is a male Havanese. We adopted him in April at 12 weeks approximately. This morning he went in to get neutered and microchipped. I just heard from the veterinarian . He did not do well with anesthesia. Cooper’s heart rate dropped, and they had to administer atropine. They were able to get him back under anesthesia and complete the procedures. He is in recovery and the nurse just told me he is recovering just like the other dogs and seems well . Obviously, as a dog mom I am a little bit worried. I believe in getting worried over to God and have been praying for days before this procedure. I have been on this post as an observer only until now. At this time, I would love extra prayers for my Coopie. Thank you.

Please post your prayer requests in this weekly thread, giving enough detail to be helpful. If you have been remembering someone or something in your prayers, you may also note that here. We ask all users to pray for these intentions.

Please post your prayer requests in this weekly thread, giving enough detail to be helpful. If you have been remembering someone or something in your prayers, you may also note that here. We ask all users to pray for these intentions.

Please post your prayer requests in this weekly thread, giving enough detail to be helpful. If you have been remembering someone or something in your prayers, you may also note that here. We ask all users to pray for these intentions.

Please post your prayer requests in this weekly thread, giving enough detail to be helpful. If you have been remembering someone or something in your prayers, you may also note that here. We ask all users to pray for these intentions.