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How to Pray Effectively, Power of Prayer

Life is full of peaks and valleys, so it’s no wonder there are prayers for every need. Find practical tips and valuable tools, prayers and stories that can give you the strength to weather the bad times and make the most of the good.

The main purpose of prayer—whether Christian prayers, daily bible verses or spontaneous pleas or praise—is to connect us to God, to affirm our hope and faith in God’s love. Come pray with us.

Recent Prayer Updates

hands holding prayer bowl

Having trouble remembering everything you’d like to pray for? Try this simple solution.

by Lisa Biedenback
, Hamilton, Ohio
from Story

Are You in Need of Prayer?

OurPrayer, part of the Outreach Division of Guideposts, is a community of faith, comforting people through the power of prayer.


As we look ahead to celebrating a Day of Prayer, I am thinking about my dad and all the Valentine’s Days past.

from Blog entry

On the subway, a woman was singing a favorite hymn. I couldn’t help but sing back to her.

from Blog entry

Service man fixing a gas furnace.

When our furnace broke, I prayed God would see us through the hard times.

by Karen Kirk Thompson
, Phoenix, Arizona
from Story

No person of faith can deny that evil exists. Here's the story of a small act that stands against it.

from Blog entry

Lush green grass in the shape of a circle is an answered prayer.

An answered prayer brightens the gray days of winter and is evidence of God's love.

by Mary LaClair
, Vernon, New York
from Story

The lessons I learned from an ancient Jewish prayer of mourning—and how they can help others in their time of grief.

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Burned-down house with yellow caution tape, "Fire Line Do Not Cross."

When their house burned down, these words gave them the faith to go on.

by Rhonda Johnson
, Norwood, Colorado
from Angels on Earth

Answers to prayer, the really best answers, come after we’ve prayed for a long time, after we’ve learned to be patient.

from Blog entry

adorable black kitten

Could the power of prayer help find a lost kitty?

by Melanie Rinehults
, Mechanicsville, Virginia
from Guideposts

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