Have you ever found yourself in a prayer rut?

Perhaps you’ve been saying the same prayers for so long you no longer pay attention to the meaning behind the words. Your prayer routine has become just that, routine. Though it is good to be in the habit of prayer, we must not lose the heart of our prayer.

Prayer is ultimately a relationship between us and God the Father, Christ the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

God, in His goodness, has given us many forms of prayer. Our very lives can be prayers if we let them! Praying in a new way can help us learn about God in ways we have never considered before. If you need a prayer boost, try one of these suggestions! 

1. Amen – This simple prayer means “I believe.”

2. The Sign of the Cross

3. The Our Father

4. The Glory Be

5. The Jesus Prayer – “Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner.”

6. Read the Psalms (Start with Psalms 23, 46, and 51)

7. Do a prayer walk and pray for your neighbors as you pass by each home.

8. Prayer to the Holy Spirit – Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful and kindle in them the fire of your love. Send forth your Spirit and they shall be created. And You shall renew the face of the earth. O, God, who by the light of the Holy Spirit, did instruct the hearts of the faithful, grant that by the same Holy Spirit we may be truly wise and ever enjoy His consolations, Through Christ Our Lord, Amen.

9. Pray that many would hear the call to a vocation to the religious life.

10. Anima Christi

11. Listen to Christian music. Let the lyrics lead you in prayer.

12. Set an alarm to remind you to pray every day at 3 p.m. This is the Hour of Mercy. “Eternal Father, I offer you the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Your Dearly Beloved Son, Our Lord, Jesus Christ, in atonement for our sins and those of the whole world.” You don’t have to pray an entire Chaplet; just pause to reflect on Christ crucified for our sins.