Prayer apps
A prayer request app for the requests people share with you
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How a prayer request app helps you keep the requests people share with you, what the Bible says about carrying each other's burdens, and how The Pray App works.
A prayer request app helps you keep the promise behind “I’ll pray for you.” It holds the requests people share with you, brings them up on the days you choose, and helps you follow up. The Pray App turns each request into a prayer card, so the people who ask you to pray don’t get lost in a notes app or a group text.
What is a prayer request app?
A prayer request app is an app for keeping the prayer requests people share with you and actually praying for them. It stores each request with the person’s name and need, decides when each one comes up, reminds you to pray, and helps you tell people you prayed. Some apps are public request boards. The Pray App keeps a private list for the requests entrusted to you, plus groups for the people you already pray with.
What does the Bible say about praying for each other’s requests?
The Bible asks believers to carry each other’s needs to God. “Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ” (Galatians 6:2, ESV). “Pray for one another, that you may be healed” (James 5:16, ESV). Paul often asked churches to pray for him: “pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word” (Colossians 4:3, ESV).
When someone shares a request, they are trusting you with it. Writing it down and praying for it is one way to love them well.
How should you handle prayer requests people share with you?
Prayer requests are easier to honor with a few simple habits:
- Write it down right away, with the name, the need, and the date.
- Keep it confidential. Share only what they’re comfortable sharing, and ask before passing it on.
- Decide how often to pray, daily for urgent needs, weekly for ongoing ones.
- Follow up. Tell them you prayed and ask how it’s going.
- Record the answer when God answers.
For more, see how to keep track of prayer requests and these prayer request examples.
Can a church or small group use a prayer request app?
A small group, Bible study or prayer team can share requests in The Pray App with a group. The leader starts the group, pastes the list from the group text, and sends the invite code. Everyone posts requests in their own words, and up to 3 of the group’s requests come up each time a member prays, so nobody’s own prayers get crowded out. Each request shows how many people prayed for it. See pray with your small group and the group prayer app post.
A group’s board shows each request, who asked, and how many people prayed.
For ideas on what to share, see these small group prayer request ideas.
How does The Pray App keep your prayer requests?
The Pray App turns requests into prayer cards. On Home, tap New prayer card, or tap Have a list? to paste several requests at once, one per line, up to 20 at a time, and tap Generate Prayers. Add each person under Praying for from your contacts, and set how often each comes up under Repeat.
When you finish praying, the summary lists the people you prayed for. Tap the message button next to a name, and Messages opens with “Hi Sarah, I prayed for you today.” ready for you to edit or send.
After you pray, let people know with one tap.
When God answers, tap Answered on the card and write how. It moves to God showed up in Journey.
Is The Pray App right for you?
The Pray App fits Christians who want a private, Scripture-centered way to keep and pray for the requests people share with them, on an iPhone. It isn’t a public prayer wall or a church management tool. Groups are for people who know each other, like a small group, a Bible study or your family. If you want the requests entrusted to you to come up on the right days, it was built for that. See also prayer list app.
The Pray App is free on the App Store, with no ads. See how to tag people and text them.
Questions people ask
What is a prayer request app?
A prayer request app keeps the requests people share with you in one place, reminds you to pray for them, and helps you follow up. The Pray App turns each request into a prayer card that comes up on the days you choose.
Can I share prayer requests with my small group in The Pray App?
Yes. Start a group for your small group, Bible study or family, or join one with a code. Members post requests in their own words, a few of them come up in each person's prayer time, and only the group sees them. Your own prayer cards stay private.
How do I keep a prayer request confidential?
Keep only what the person was comfortable sharing, and don't pass it on without asking. The Pray App keeps your requests encrypted, and we don't read them personally.
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