Prayers

Prayers for caregiving

For the ones who care for others, and need care themselves.

  1. Caring for an aging parent

    Lord, the people who once took care of me now need me to take care of them.

    Exodus 20:12 · 1 Timothy 5:4 · Isaiah 46:4 · Psalm 71:9 · Proverbs 23:22 · Ruth 1:16 · John 19:26-27 · Galatians 6:2 · Leviticus 19:32 · Colossians 3:23 · Psalm 92:14

  2. Exhausted from caring for someone

    God, I love the person I'm caring for, and I'm running on empty.

    Exodus 18:17-18 · Galatians 6:9 · Isaiah 40:29-31 · Matthew 11:28 · 2 Corinthians 12:9 · Psalm 55:22 · Galatians 6:2 · Psalm 121:1-2 · Philippians 4:19 · 1 Peter 5:7 · Psalm 28:7

  3. Raising a child with special needs

    Lord, my child sees the world differently, and I'm learning every day how to love them well in it.

    Psalm 139:13-14 · John 9:2-3 · 2 Corinthians 12:9 · Isaiah 40:11 · Mark 10:14 · 1 Samuel 16:7 · Isaiah 41:10 · Zephaniah 3:17 · Galatians 6:9 · 1 Peter 5:7 · Psalm 127:3

  4. Watching someone I love decline

    Father, I'm losing someone I love a little at a time.

    Isaiah 49:15 · Isaiah 46:4 · Psalm 71:9 · 2 Corinthians 4:16-18 · Romans 8:38-39 · Psalm 73:26 · Isaiah 43:2 · John 14:1-3 · Lamentations 3:22-23 · Psalm 34:18 · Deuteronomy 31:8

The verses these prayers stand on

Every quotation on these pages is verbatim from the World English Bible, a public-domain translation: Exodus 20:12, 1 Timothy 5:4, Isaiah 46:4, Psalm 71:9, Proverbs 23:22, Ruth 1:16, John 19:26-27, Galatians 6:2, Leviticus 19:32, Colossians 3:23, Psalm 92:14, Exodus 18:17-18, Galatians 6:9, Isaiah 40:29-31, Matthew 11:28, 2 Corinthians 12:9, Psalm 55:22, Psalm 121:1-2, Philippians 4:19, 1 Peter 5:7, Psalm 28:7, Psalm 139:13-14, John 9:2-3, Isaiah 40:11, Mark 10:14, 1 Samuel 16:7, Isaiah 41:10, Zephaniah 3:17, Psalm 127:3, Isaiah 49:15, 2 Corinthians 4:16-18, Romans 8:38-39, Psalm 73:26, Isaiah 43:2, John 14:1-3, Lamentations 3:22-23, Psalm 34:18, Deuteronomy 31:8.