65 People to Pray For List

You've been told (or read) a lot about spending more time in prayer and how important prayer is. But when you remember to pray, are you stuck for ideas of who to pray for after your family? Or do you find yourself praying for the same few people over and over and just don't feel like you are covering enough people?

65 People to Pray For

This list starts with the obvious and then goes to others you might not have heard of. Not all of these will be applicable but choose the ones that are and start spreading your praying around.

1. Husband/Wife
2. Children
3. Parents
4. Your Siblings
5. Your Children's Families (if they are grown)
6. Your Children's Friends
7. Your Extended Family (Aunts, Uncles, Cousins)
8. Grandparents
9. Close Friends
10. Acquaintances
11. Coworkers
12. Boss
13. Your Child's Teachers and Other School Staff
14. Your Children's Classmates
15. Pets
16. Stray Animals
17. Pets waiting to find forever homes
18. Specific Neighbours
19. Your Neighbourhood
20. Your Town/City
21. Your Province/State/etc
22. Your Country
23. Your Political Leaders (Municipal, Provincial/State, Federal or your country's equivalent)
24. Members of Your Church
25. Your Church Leaders
26. Your Church Type (e.g. all United Church or all Pentecostal Church or all Catholic Church)
27. The Unsaved
28. Orphans
29. Children in Foster Care
30. Widows and Widowers
31. All Children
32. All Seniors
33. Seniors in Nursing Homes Without Families
34. All New Moms/Dads
35. All Struggling Moms/Dads
36. Those who are anxious
37. Those who suffer from any mental illness
38. Those who are suffering from any illness/disease you are suffering from (eg. I pray for those who suffer from migraine, fibromyalgia and Bipolar)
39. Those who have Cancer
40. Those with dementia
41. The families of those who are sick with any of the above
42. Those who are poor
43. Those who are homeless
44. Those who do not use their money wisely
45. Those who are struggling with pornography
46. Those who are struggling with adultery
47. Those dealing with shame or guilt
48. Those dealing with anger
49. Those who have divorced or are contemplating divorce
50. Those who have false beliefs about the faith
51. Those who poorly represent Christians
52. Those who have hurt me physically or emotionally
53. Those who make poor decisions
54. Those dealing with persecution
55. Those dealing with discrimination
56. Those doing the persecution or discrimination
57. Those in abusive situations
58. Those being abusive
59. Criminals
60. Those contemplating turning to crime
61. Doctors/Nurses/Medical Staff
62. Police
63. Firefighters
64. EMS and other Emergency Crew
65. Those who do the same job as you

Did you think of any I forgot?