Prayer petitions and prayer requests are at the cornerstone of the Christian faith. Making prayer petitions can help you to develop a deeper connection with God and also assist you in putting together a better understanding of your faith in general. There are a variety of different prayer petitions that a person can pray. However, in order to ensure that your petitions in prayer are made in earnest, it’s imperative that you take the time to put together a meaningful reflection.
You will receive photos of your printed prayer request placed on the Stone of Anointing; the place where Jesus’ body was prepared for burial after his crucifixion.
What are Prayers of Petitions?
There are several different reasons why a person may make a prayer of petition to God? For example, if you’re praying prayers for the dead, you may incorporate a prayer of petition into this prayer request in hopes that the soul of your loved one will forgo Purgatory and live forever in the peace of God. There are other people who incorporate prayer petitions in with their prayers for healing or prayers for their family.
A Prayer of Petition
Regardless of whether you put together prayers for petition on your own or you follow an existing daily prayer, a prayer of petition can bring your special prayer intentions before God in a truly unique way. Here are some prayer petitions that you can consider:
- A Prayer Petition for Healing and Health
Almighty God,
you are the only source of health and healing.
In you there is calm,
and the only true peace in the universe.
Grant to each one of us your children
an awareness of your presence,
and give us perfect confidence in you.
In all pain and weariness and anxiety
teach us to yield ourselves to your never failing care,
knowing that your love and power surround us,
trusting in your wisdom and providence
to give us health and strength and peace
when your time is best; through Jesus Christ our Lord. - Prayer Petition for Success and Failures
Lord, I commit my failures
as well as my successes
into your hands,
and I bring for your healing
the people and the situations,
the wrongs and the hurts of the past.
Give me courage, strength and generosity
to let go and move on,
leaving the past behind me,
and living the present to the full.
Lead me always to be positive
as I entrust the past to your mercy,
the present to your love,
and the future to your providence.
- Prayer Petition for a Deceased Soul
O Lord God, Lord of life and death,
you turn man to dust and say,
“Return, O children of men,”
we give you thanks for all the mercies
which during his life you bestowed
on this our beloved brother, now fallen asleep.
Especially do we praise you
for having brought him to the knowledge
of your dear Son Jesus Christ.
Comfort those left behind
with your everlasting comfort,
and cheer them with the sweet hope
of a blessed reunion in heaven.
- Prayer Petitions for Friends
O Lord Jesus Christ,
for those I love,
be light for their eyes,
music to their ears,
and a full contentment for their hearts.
Be their sunshine by day,
their rest by night,
and their sustenance in every need.
Prayers of Petition in the Bible
If you prefer to look in the Bible for your inspiration, there are several prayers of petitions in the Bible. Here are a few examples that you may relate with:
- Ephesians 6:18
With all prayer and petition pray at all times in the Spirit, and with this in view, be on the alert with all perseverance and petition for all the saints, - Jeremiah 42:2
and said to Jeremiah the prophet, “Please let our petition come before you, and pray for us to the Lord your God, that is for all this remnant; because we are left but a few out of many, as your own eyes now see us, - Hebrews 5:7
In the days of His flesh, He offered up both prayers and supplications with loud crying and tears to the One able to save Him from death, and He was heard because of His piety. - Jeremiah 7:16
“As for you, do not pray for this people, and do not lift up cry or prayer for them, and do not intercede with Me; for I do not hear you.