Sweet Hour of Prayer

Here are a few categories to help you pray. Lift up the names of those who come to mind each day. This is a partial list. Add additional prompts as needed. Know your prayers make a difference.

Pray for:

Friends

Family

People who are sick and those who are critically ill

Friends who need help

Friends who need hope

Friends in other parts of the world

Extended family members

Ex-family

Families with young children

Families with teens

Young adults

Single parents

The single, the married, the estranged, the divorced

Children who are hungry

People who are hurting

People who are anxious

Teachers, educators, administrators, staff

Those in public service, the military

Those out of work

The worried

Those who want to give up

Those who are working hard

Those on the front lines

Those in nursing homes

Those left behind when loved ones have gone on before

Pastors, preachers, priests, rabbis

People of faith

People of other faiths

People whose faith has been hurt

People questioning

People who have damaged others with their attitudes, assumptions, opinions and words

The prideful

The broken-hearted

People who are exhausted

People who want to give up

The discouraged

Doubters

The rebellious

The tough

The weak

The weary

The belligerent

The diligent

The trusting

Those whose trust has been destroyed

The desperate

The emotionally needy

The mentally ill

The joy-filled

The spiritually hungry

The confused

The manipulators

The controllers

The lovers

The spiritually blind

The lame

The paralyzed

The healthy

The infirm

The musical, the artistic, the creative

The employed

The unemployed

Neighbors

Those with servant hearts

Those who live in need

Those with too much

Those who hate you

Those who hate themselves

Those who are dying in faith

Those who are dying without hope

Butchers, bakers, candlestick makers

Quilters

Bankers

Truckers

Candy makers

Farmers

Retailers

Those in authority

Those who yield to authority

Those who defy authority

Truck drivers, bus drivers

The honest

Good old boys

Good boys and girls

The naughty

The profane

The gifted

The creators, the innovators

Those who are pregnant

Those who mourn

Those waiting for a forever home

Those who love animals

Those who like to work

Those who make us laugh

Story tellers, authors, song-writers, lyricists, melody-makers

100-percenters

The procrastinators

The much-loved

Coaches

Doctors, nurses, respiratory therapists

Dentists and their assistants

Veterinarians

Pastors and their spouses

The kid that breaks your heart

The kid next door

The person you’re so angry at you could choke them

The thoughtless

The profane, the perverse, the haughty

The introverts and extroverts

The caring

The pure of heart

Add your name here: ________________________

These are the people God loves.

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