Praying For Others

If praying for others is what you need help with, check out this short guided meditation and visualization that holds the person or situation you are praying for in God's light. You'll be led every step of the way and there will be short pauses for silence. Return to this prayer whenever you feel the need to pray for others.

Transcript

With intercessory prayer,

You're praying on behalf of another person.

This is a popular form of prayer,

Especially when people ask us to pray for them,

And there are many ways to pray for others.

I like imagining intercession,

Which I found in Marjorie Thompson's best-selling book,

Soul Feast,

And have adapted for you.

Combining our imagination with our heartfelt spoken requests is powerful.

Our intention now is to communicate with God our deepest hopes and desires for others.

So begin in a comfortable position,

And take at least five deep,

Slow breaths,

Allowing your thoughts to slowly descend deep into the center of your being.

Say to yourself,

Here I am in the presence of God's everlasting care and love.

And now using words,

Either spoken or unspoken,

Perhaps in writing,

State who and what you're praying for.

Let your prayer be uncensored.

Just lay your heart's desire out before God.

Now let yourself become very peaceful and silent.

Allow a visual image of holiness surrounding the person to emerge in your imagination.

It could be a bright light.

It could be Jesus holding them in his arms,

Or any image that presents itself to you.

In your mind's eye,

See the person becoming whole,

Settled,

Calm,

And reconciled in the situation.

Feel the grace of God transforming the person or situation.

Using words,

Spoken or silent,

Ask for God's purpose and desire for the person or situation to be fulfilled.

Release the person or situation into the fullness of God's care,

And leave the outcome in God's hands.

Repeat this for as many people as you want to pray for.

The final step is to have faith that your prayer,

Your life energy and intention for the good of those you're praying for has already been answered.

Amen.

Thank you for praying for others with me.

You'll find this prayer and 49 others in my book,

50 Ways to Pray.

I'm Teresa Blythe,

And I'm so glad you spent this time with me today.

Reviews

I listen and participate with this meditation again and again. Thank you.

Thank You for I found your prayer must needed right now. Blessings!

Thank you so much 🙏🏼

Nice

Amen! I’ll be listening to this one often. Thank you. Bless you 🙌🙏🌻🛐

Thanks for helping me visualize divine power working through prayer

Thank you for your guidance. 🙏🏻❤️

Thank you so much!

Thank you for this simple direct approach. I will pray this way often.

Exactly what I needed. Powerful. Thank you.

Thank you Teresa for this powerful prayer. Amen
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great visuals. I pray for my mother

really amusing to learn way to ask for others. I'll practice it constantly. gratitude

Perfect. I’ll definitely return to this. 🌸🕊🌸

Precise and creative guidance to being part of the prayer warriors for someone else namaste

I prayed for the persecuted Christians imprisoned around the world for their love of Jesus. Hebrews 13:3.

Thank you. I really felt God's presence and comfort for the person and her dog that I was praying for. My prayer for healing felt heard and directed to God's will in the situation. I will definitely look up your other work.

Thank you Teresa, your invitation to pray for others was beautiful , your voice is gentle and sweet, I will return to this prayer meditation often.

Thank you. I felt uplifted

Seems like a practice that can span across traditions. Thank you! Will look for more from Teresa Blythe. ❤