Prayer

What is Prayer?

Prayer isn’t a ritual that depends on closing our eyes and putting on holy faces. We don’t have to kneel or sit. We can pray while walking, driving, or working. God responds to a two word cry for help in the middle of a busy afternoon, just like He does to a focused prayer time after reading Scripture in the morning. Praying doesn’t have to be complicated. God delights in any simple words we offer Him.

View our latest prayer articles below as well as the most popular prayers read on Crosswalk.com. We have also provided a search box for you to quickly find a prayer for your specific need or circumstance.

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Featured Prayers

• 8 Prayers for When You Find Yourself Stuck in ‘Faulty Thinking’ Jessica Brodie
• Can You Hear God When You Pray? Mary Southerland
• 5 Prayers to Help End Our Lingering Fear of COVID Aaron Brown
• What Exactly Is the Power of Prayer? Meg Bucher
• Why Do Catholics Pray to Mary? Mike Leake
• One Prayer the Church in America Urgently Needs Right Now Clarence L. Haynes Jr.
• 6 Prayers for When You Are Feeling Anxious Jessica Brodie
• 5 Uplifting Scriptures and Prayers to Motivate You for the New Year Emma Danzey
• 5 Beautiful Prayers for Peace Tammy Kennington
• 5 Uplifting Birthday Prayers for Your Daughter Becky Weber
• A Prayer for a Victorious New Year Rebecca Barlow Jordan
• 3 New Year’s Eve Prayers for Hope-Filled Blessing in the Upcoming Year Hope Bolinger
• A 21-Day Daniel Fast Prayer Guide Jennifer Heeren
• 4 Hopeful Prayers for Our World this New Year Deborah Nayrocker, M.Ed.