10 Ways to Pray on Beliefnet

Prayer works best when we pray in community. Sages and believers have known this for ages, which is why we gather in churches, synagogues, temples, monasteries, and even each other's living rooms to support each other in the spiritual life.

We can also gather here at Beliefnet, share our stories and lessons learned, and help each other develop lifestyles of prayer. Click through our list of 10 ways to pray on Beliefnet, and be encouraged in your prayer life today.

Join the Prayer and Share Group

Beliefnet Community has many popular prayer groups, with topics ranging from healing to pet prayers and blessings. But for a strong general prayer group, join these Beliefnet members as they share tragedies and triumphs and lift up each other in prayer everyday.

Join Prayer and Share now

Request a Prayer with Prayer Circles

Got a prayer need? With a few clicks, you can write the request, begin a prayer, and invite thousands of others to join you. Then you can watch as others add their prayers to yours. Beliefnet's Prayer Circle tool is a powerful way to pray online--either for yourself or for others in need.

Add your prayer now

Pray with St. Francis

"Lord, make me an instrument of your peace," begins the famous prayer of St. Francis, which has been a guide for millions of Christians. At this Beliefnet group, you can meditate on the different parts of the prayer with others, learn new ways to pray, share your journey through the prayer, and experience all of its riches.

Join the Prayer of St. Francis group now

Learn to Pray with Sheila Walsh

Beliefnet members asked popular Christian author Sheila Walsh, author of "Get Off Your Knees and Pray," questions about specific prayer problems. She answered in a unique series of videos. Visit Sheila's profile and scroll down to the videos for an uplifting guide to the power of prayer.

Watch Sheila's videos

Say a Prayer for Someone in Need

Often the best way to pray is to focus on others. At this forum, you can see people's prayer needs and lift them up, one by one.

Pray for Beliefnet members

Pray for Others

Do you like praying for others? Sync your passion up with other members of the Beliefnet community and join the Prayer Warriors group.

Pray the Prayer of the Day

We've collected thousands of prayers from across the ages, and we offer one each day at our Prayer of the Day page. Need a daily nudge? Sign up to the receive the prayer in your email inbox each morning.

See today's prayer

Share Your Praise Report

Praise is prayer, too! At this forum, tell how prayer helped you, share the story of an answered prayer, and give thanks.

Give thanks and praise now

Understand Unanswered Prayers

Feel like the heavens are silent? Watch these videos from Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf and Christian author Kay Arthur assure us that even when God feels distant, we can be sure that He is listening.

See the videos

For More Ways to Pray...

Still need more ways to pray? No problem--this gallery of 10 quick ways to pray has assisted hundreds of thousands of people. Click through the gallery and find out how to spend more of your day in the posture of prayer, no matter what else you're doing.

Visit our Groups page to see even more prayer resources at the Beliefnet Community.

Also, our main prayer channel has prayer guides, audio and video, and tips for all your prayer needs.