The COVID-19 pandemic brings with it a lot of anxiety and stress – the best antidote to these feelings? Prayer. There are so many people that require our collective prayer at this time – carers, small businesses, world leaders, families and more.
To help you get started, we’ve put together a list of 10 prayers you can pray during this pandemic. We hope you find this helpful.
We’ve also created Prayer Cards for those of you who want to print these prayers out and keep them at home. There are even some blank prayer cards for you to jot down your own. Click here to download.
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From your friends at Christianbook
1. Pray for the Sick & Grieving
But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed. – Isaiah 53:5 [NIV]
2. Pray for Essential Workers
The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. – Lamentations 3:22-23 [ESV]
3. Pray for Caregivers & Frontline Medical Personnel
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. – Psalm 23:4 [KJV]
4. Pray for Small Businesses
Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. – John 14:27 [NKJV]
5. Pray for Leaders
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear though the earth gives way, though the mountains be moved into the heart of the sea, – Psalm 46:1-2 [ESV]
6. Pray for Churches
For this reason also, since the day we heard this, we haven’t stopped praying for you. We are asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding, – Colossians 1:9 [CSB]
7. Pray for the Virus to be Stopped
O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? – 1 Corinthians 15:55 [KJV]
8. Pray for the Financial Needs of Families
And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus. – Philippians 4:19 [NIV]
9. Pray for the Emotional Need of those Impacted
Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me! For my soul trusts in You; And in the shadow of Your wings I will make my refuge, Until these calamities have passed by. – Psalm 57:1 [NKJV]
10. Pray for People to Come to Know Jesus
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. – John 3:16 [KJV]
Click here to download the COVID-19 Prayer Cards
