Prayer Guides for Grief

Honest reflections on prayer for grief — written for the person who needs a real conversation with God about exactly where they are.

6 prayer guides for Grief — page 1 of 2

  1. On Grief

    Prayer for Grief That Comes in Waves

    You were doing better, and then one small thing brought the grief back at full strength. For when a wave hits and you're afraid you've gone backward.

    John Hovis 5 min read
  2. On Grief

    Prayer for Grief After Losing a Parent

    You reach for the phone before remembering there's no one on the other end anymore. For the one grieving a parent, now standing with no one ahead of them.

    Gregg Hovis, PhD 5 min read
  3. On Grief

    Prayer for Grief After Losing a Pregnancy You Never Announced

    When a pregnancy loss happens before anyone knew, the grief has nowhere public to go. You mourn alone, in silence, in a world that doesn't know to pause. That grief is real. All of it.

    John Hovis 7 min read
  4. On Grief

    Prayer for Grief When You Grieve Someone Who Hurt You

    Grief is supposed to be sad. But when the person you've lost also hurt you, what arrives is something harder to name and harder to bring to anyone, including God.

    Gregg Hovis, PhD 7 min read
  5. On Grief

    Prayer for Grief When Everyone Else Has Moved On

    The world moves on. Grief doesn't always get the memo. What happens to the person still broken six months later, when everyone else seems to have resumed normal life.

    Gregg Hovis, PhD 6 min read

Need a prayer right now?

Receive My Prayer →