Prayer
Talking to God, starting from nothing
Nobody is naturally good at prayer. The disciples watched Jesus pray every day for three years and still had to ask him to teach them. This section gives you the words he gave them, plans for ordinary days, and honest prayers for the days that are not ordinary.
The Lord's Prayer
7 lines, each explained and turned into something you can pray today.
Prayer and worship plans
6 step-by-step plans — five-minute mornings, ACTS, night prayer, fasting, worship at home.
Prayers for hard days
8 specific prayers for anxiety, depression, panic, grief, shame and loneliness.
Pray it now
The prayer Jesus taught
Our Father which art in heaven,
Hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come.
Thy will be done in earth,
as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
Matthew 6:9-13 (KJV)
Go through it line by line →If you are in danger right now
These prayers sit alongside real help — never instead of it. If you are thinking about ending your life or hurting yourself, tell someone today: a parent, a teacher, a pastor, or your local emergency number. In the US and Canada call or text 988. In the UK and Ireland call 116 123 (Samaritans). Elsewhere, find your local line at findahelpline.com. Asking for help is a faithful thing to do.
Where this came from
We're not experts — these are the sources we used while researching this page. Read them yourself, keep digging, and hold us to them.
- [1]The Book of Psalms — Blue Letter Bible
Israel's prayer book; the model behind most of the prayers offered here.
- [2]The Book of Common Prayer (1662 and 1979 editions)
Historic collects and forms adapted for the written prayers.
- [3]Didache 8 — the earliest instruction on Christian daily prayer
Source for praying the Lord's Prayer three times a day in the early church.