5 Things to Pray for a Suffering Friend

Some struggles last a long time, and some suffering may continue for the whole of a person’s earthly life. Sat next to our Bible, this book will guarantee that when we turn to pray for those in suffering, we are sure to find fresh and important things to pray for. | This practical guide is such a needed tool in your prayer belt as you look to comfort, encourage and walk alongside a hurting brother or sister in Christ. Although you may not have answers to give them, these prayers will equip you with the words and wisdom to lay down the sorrow of a fellow sufferer at the throne of God’s grace. You’ll likely find your own heart encouraged along the way. | I love this series, and I love this volume. Helen has done us a great favour by showing how we can pray with biblical depth, hopefulness and clarity for suffering saints. So many of my prayers for friends are simplistic and lack the thoughtfulness that Helen provides. Helen has shown me afresh how Christ-like confidence enables me to pray more meaningfully and with greater expectation. This book is a precious help. | Helen Thorne’s heartfelt prayers are considered and sensitive. Already, I have known their powerful effectiveness as I have prayed through them, for those I know who are suffering from grief, anxiety and depression. My only negative is that this little book wasn’t written sooner. May it be used not only to touch lives but to bring healing and wholeness.” | Helen has brilliantly assembled a range of clear, biblical and pastoral prayers that we can pray for others—and for ourselves—in the midst of suffering. These prayers are arranged thematically and supply us with rich content as we seek God for our friends. They are neither triumphalistic nor wallowing in sadness but grounded in all that Scripture says about suffering and discipleship. I highly recommend this book for your own devotional life and as a pastoral resource. | Caring for a suffering friend can paralyze us. We don’t want to be like Job’s friends and we don’t want to come off as uncaring. We might not always know what to say, but we can pray. And in this short book, Helen Thorne provides practical, biblical, and honest prayers for us to use as we pray for and minister to our suffering friends. | Abounding in the truth, hope and encouragement of Scripture, this engaging book is a valuable companion as you pray for suffering friends. Whether you’re a seasoned prayer warrior or new to bringing heartbreaking situations to the Lord, you will find deep inspiration and wisdom to fuel your prayers. I will be praying these things for my friends and would be delighted to know that they were doing the same for me. | Helen Thorne-Allenson is Director of Training and Resources at Biblical Counselling UK. She formerly worked with the London City Mission and has written Hope in an Anxious World, Purity Is Possible, Walking with Domestic Abuse Sufferers and 5 Things to Pray for Your City. She is married to Nick, lives in Hampshire, UK and very much enjoys Korean food.