PPN Prayer Walking Guide
We strongly recommend prayer walking in your own neighborhood on a regular basis. This way you may pray for every home and family on you street as well as stores, businesses, churches, etc. nearby.
Those who are unable to physically prayer walk may engage using their imagination. Prayerfully visualize yourself walking around your block. Pray for the people that live on both sides of your street.
Some may also cover their neighborhood and community by taking prayer drives.
Whichever method suits you best, always send a blessing to each home according to the Holy Spirit’s leading. Pray for specific needs of each household if you know their situations well. If not, pray for general blessings on their behalf.
The following is an example of a prayer you might pray for your neighborhood.
“Lord, I pray that all the people on this street would come to know you more personally. Let Jesus be the center of their lives. I pray mercy and forgiveness for those who are separated from you by sin or ignorance. I pray for healing for those who are sick or chronically ill. Give them patience in their illness. I pray for harmony and reconciliation among family members. Let love and forgiveness prevail. Bless the children and protect them from harm or abuse. Bless women who are pregnant. I pray for the elderly, infirm and physically disabled. Grant strength and healing. Lord, grant good employment opportunities for all working people. Protect all the people from accidents in their homes and while traveling.”
When praying for a wider area of your community it helps to identify the different groups of people and needs that exist there and the institutions that serve them. You may choose to pray for government leaders, pastors and church leaders, health care workers, teachers and students, law enforcement, firefighters, social clubs, businesses owners, emergency services, utility workers, transportation workers, homeless people, immigrants, etc. You can pray for all kinds of spiritual and physical blessings upon those in need as well as those that serve them.
You might pray: “Lord, I ask you to bless the churches in our entire community (or particular section) as well as my own neighborhood with love and unity among its residents. Strengthen the preaching, teaching and healing ministries of the pastors and church leaders that serve them. Increase the membership of each congregation and ministry. Bring revival to our whole area. I pray that the churches of our town will work together toward Christian unity with love and understanding.”
How long you pray depends on the amount of time you have available. If you find it challenging at first, start with ten minutes a day. Remain open to the Holy Spirit to engage you in longer periods of time as you progress.
You may want to focus on one or two groups of people each day. You may wish to pray for the people on your street every other day, and take on a larger physical area and greater number of groups on alternate days as your time allows.
Those who are unable to physically prayer walk may engage using their imagination. Prayerfully visualize yourself walking around your block. Pray for the people that live on both sides of your street.
Some may also cover their neighborhood and community by taking prayer drives.
Whichever method suits you best, always send a blessing to each home according to the Holy Spirit’s leading. Pray for specific needs of each household if you know their situations well. If not, pray for general blessings on their behalf.
The following is an example of a prayer you might pray for your neighborhood.
“Lord, I pray that all the people on this street would come to know you more personally. Let Jesus be the center of their lives. I pray mercy and forgiveness for those who are separated from you by sin or ignorance. I pray for healing for those who are sick or chronically ill. Give them patience in their illness. I pray for harmony and reconciliation among family members. Let love and forgiveness prevail. Bless the children and protect them from harm or abuse. Bless women who are pregnant. I pray for the elderly, infirm and physically disabled. Grant strength and healing. Lord, grant good employment opportunities for all working people. Protect all the people from accidents in their homes and while traveling.”
When praying for a wider area of your community it helps to identify the different groups of people and needs that exist there and the institutions that serve them. You may choose to pray for government leaders, pastors and church leaders, health care workers, teachers and students, law enforcement, firefighters, social clubs, businesses owners, emergency services, utility workers, transportation workers, homeless people, immigrants, etc. You can pray for all kinds of spiritual and physical blessings upon those in need as well as those that serve them.
You might pray: “Lord, I ask you to bless the churches in our entire community (or particular section) as well as my own neighborhood with love and unity among its residents. Strengthen the preaching, teaching and healing ministries of the pastors and church leaders that serve them. Increase the membership of each congregation and ministry. Bring revival to our whole area. I pray that the churches of our town will work together toward Christian unity with love and understanding.”
How long you pray depends on the amount of time you have available. If you find it challenging at first, start with ten minutes a day. Remain open to the Holy Spirit to engage you in longer periods of time as you progress.
You may want to focus on one or two groups of people each day. You may wish to pray for the people on your street every other day, and take on a larger physical area and greater number of groups on alternate days as your time allows.