A Prayer for Those Who Feel Forgotten

I know some people don’t believe in the power of blanket prayers, but, under the right circumstances, I do. Sometimes we don’t know the specifics, but God always knows. When we know the specifics, we should pray for those. Yet if God calls us to pray, even for something that seems generic, we should pray the blanket prayer.

Here’s one penned by St. Francis of Assisi that I encourage you to pray often:

“Accept my prayers, dear Father, for those who have no one to love them enough to pray for them. Wherever and whoever they are, give them a share of my blessings, and in thy love let them know that they are not forgotten.”

In the spirit of the Parachute Prayer, let’s attach this prayer to something that will bring it to mind often. Whenever you see something lost or out of place—like a missing button or a single sock—whisper a prayer for those who have no one else to pray for them.

And don’t forget to pray for those who appear homeless whenever you see them. They make this blanket prayer a little more specific. No matter what painful circumstance led them to that situation, the homeless anywhere need our prayers.