Prayer for Depression
On this page you’ll find a list of powerful prayers for depression. Read these prayers out loud or in silence.
How to pray for depression?
Prayer can be a powerful tool for healing and finding peace during difficult times, including when dealing with depression. When we pray, we open ourselves up to the love and guidance of a higher power and seek strength and comfort. Prayer can also help us to find hope and meaning in our struggles, and can give us the courage and determination to keep going. If you are struggling with depression, know that you are not alone, and that it is okay to reach out for help and support. These prayers for depression are offered as a source of comfort and inspiration, and we hope that they will bring you some solace and peace during this difficult time.
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PRAYERS FOR DEPRESSION
- Dear God, I am feeling overwhelmed and down. Please lift the heavy weight that is on my shoulders and bring me peace and hope. Help me to see the beauty in the world and to find joy in the simple things. Give me the strength and courage to face each day, and guide me towards the support and help that I need. Please wrap your loving arms around me and let me feel your presence. Amen.
- Lord, I am struggling with depression and I feel lost and alone. Please be with me in this dark time and bring me your light and love. Help me to find the strength and courage to keep going, even when things seem impossible. Please give me the hope and faith to believe that better days are ahead. Help me to trust in your plan and to find meaning in my struggles. I surrender my burden to you and ask for your healing touch. Amen.
- Lord Jesus Christ, I pray for those who suffer depression. Please help them find peace and happiness again. Lord, please heal their minds and hearts. Help them feel joy and hope once more. Thank You for Your love and mercy. Amen
- Heavenly Father, I am struggling with depression and I feel helpless and hopeless. Please bring your healing and restoration to my mind, body, and spirit. Help me to find the courage to seek the help and support that I need, and give me the strength to take the necessary steps towards healing. Please be with me every step of the way, and let me feel your loving presence and guidance. I pray that I may find joy and peace in your love. Amen.
SHORT PRAYERS FOR DEPRESSION
- God, please help me through this difficult time.
- Lord, please give me the strength to keep going.
- Please bring me peace and hope, dear God.
- I trust in your plan for me, Lord.
- Help me to find joy and meaning in my struggles.
- Please be with me and lift this heavy weight, God.
- I ask for your healing touch, Lord.
- Please give me the courage to seek help and support.
- I trust in your love and guidance.
- Thank you for being with me, God. Amen.
DEPRESSION AND SEVERE ANXIETY PRAYER
- In Jesus Name, please pray for my dear sister who is suffering from severe depression, anxiety, fear of being around any people, can’t sleep or eat and doesn’t think she will come out of it. She is currently taking medication for depression. she’s been suffering for 10 years with depression with other medication but now it’s not working. They have changed her medication and she’s not getting any better. She was hospitalized a month ago and it did not help her. She returned home and she’s currently waiting to see a psychiatrist but there’s a long wait. Amen
- Dear God, I am struggling with anxiety and depression and I feel overwhelmed and drained. Please bring me your peace and comfort in this difficult time. Help me to find hope and strength in your love, and give me the courage to face each day. Please wrap your loving arms around me and let me feel your presence. Help me to trust in your plan and to find meaning in my struggles. I pray for your healing touch on my mind, body, and spirit. Amen.
PRAYER FOR WHEN YOU’RE STRUGGLING
When you’re struggling with depression, you may feel as though you’re struggling to find a purpose in life. It may feel as though you’re in a black hole that you can never seem to get out of. However, when you take the time to say a prayer for depression, you may come to find that God is shining His holy light down upon. On this page you will find several prayers for depression that can help you to navigate through the darkest of situations. With God’s help and undying faith, you will find a new calling and purpose in life. Read these prayers out loud or in silence and take comfort in their powerful words.
OCD, ANXIETY & DEPRESSION PRAYER
Heavenly Father, I ask for complete healing of my son who has been suffering from debilitating OCD, anxiety and depression. He’s only 29 and has lost hope and attempted to end his life. This illness makes it impossible to live. May the Holy Spirit cast out Satan and heal my son.
This I pray in the name of Jesus.
DEPRESSION AND SEVERE ANXIETY PRAYER
In Jesus Name,
Please pray for my dear sister who is suffering from severe depression, anxiety, fear of being around any people, can’t sleep or eat and doesn’t think she will come out of it. She is currently taking medication for depression. she’s been suffering for 10 years with depression with other medication but now it’s not working. They have changed her medication and she’s not getting any better. She was hospitalized a month ago and it did not help her. She returned home and she’s currently waiting to see a psychiatrist but there’s a long wait.
Amen
OCD, ANXIETY & DEPRESSION
Heavenly Father, I ask for complete healing of my son who has been suffering from debilitating OCD, anxiety and depression. He’s only 29 and has lost hope and attempted to end his life. This illness makes it impossible to live. May the Holy Spirit cast out Satan and heal my son.
This I pray in the name of Jesus.
PRAYER FOR A FRIEND’S DEPRESSION AND SEVERE ANXIETY
Please pray for my dear friend who is suffering from severe depression, anxiety, fear of being around any people, can’t sleep or eat and doesn’t think she will come out of it. She is currently taking medication for depression. she’s been suffering for 10 years with depression with other medication but now it’s not working. She returned home and she’s currently waiting to see a psychiatrist but there’s a long wait.
Proverbs 12:25– Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs it down (depression), but a good word cheers it up.
HEALING DEPRESSION PRAYER
Please pray, right away. She is depressed, possibly self-harming. Only 12, she is being lead into darkness by friends. Please pray she stays safe, finds Jesus, and joins Christian friends. Dear Jesus, please rescue her. You are the strong, Almighty One. Draw her to you. In Jesus’ Name, Amen
PRAYER FROM DEPRESSION TO JOY
Dear God,
I pray that I live my life in joy.
Whatever is keeping me from the full expression of joy; I pray that it is spiritually removed, or that I can look beyond it, to discover the true beauty in my life.
I want to live more; I want to expand my awareness; I want to live in joy.
Help me dear God to realize this now.
Thank You, God.
In Jesus Christ’s name, Amen.
PRAYER FROM DEPRESSION TO PEACE
Dear God,
Beginning now, I no longer feel depressed.
My depressed mood is cast out and replaced with your peace.
Tranquility permeates my being, soothing my emotions and filling my mind and heart with joyous serenity.
I accept your gift of peace.
I come to you, Dear God, and my mood is lifted.
I fully accept your peaceful presence, and I feel calm.
This moment is holy, for in this moment, I enter into your spirit of peace.
Thank you, dear God, for helping me to elevate my mood.
Thank you God for your priceless gift of peace. I will cherish it, and I promise to share it with others.
In Jesus Christ’s name, Amen.
UPLIFTING PRAYER
Dear God,
I come to you in my hour of need. I ask you to touch my mind and uplift my thoughts, change my seeming realities that I’m thinking about my life, change my opinion of what is and what can be.
God, I ask that you to give me a sense of well being again. I pray that you help me find my smile, both on my face and in my soul. God I cannot do this by myself, so I turn to you, and I surrender.
In Jesus Christ’s name, Amen.
DISTURBED PRAYER QUOTE
O Christ Jesus,
when all is darkness
and we feel our weakness and helplessness,
give us the sense of your presence,
your love, and your strength.
Help us to have perfect trust
in your protecting love
and strengthening power,
so that nothing may frighten or worry us,
for, living close to you,
we shall see your hand,
your purpose, your will through all things.
-St. Ignatius of Loyola
LIFT ME UP PRAYER
Dear God,
I pray that you will lift me up. Lift me up so I can get on with my life. I do not know where to turn, God, so I ask you to work through me and to attract to me a life that will be everything that I need for sustained happiness and fulfillment. I may not know what that is, God, but I trust that you do and that gives me hope. It also gives me hope that you can come through me, touch me, and uplift me.
I give thanks, God, that this is now occurring in my life, and I decree that it is so.
In Jesus Christ’s name, Amen.
HEAL HURT FEELINGS
Dear God,
I pray that you will help me get beyond feeling weighed down by the burden of hurt feelings of the past.
Help me to get beyond yesterday’s upset thoughts.
I pray for healing.
I know that nothing can withstand the healing power of God’s love.
I open my heart to God’s love, and I bask in the glow of Divine light and understanding.
I pray for healing in God’s love today.
In Jesus Christ’s name, Amen.
PRAYER TO RELEASE FEELINGS OF SADNESS
Dear God,
I release all concerns and pray that with your help, all gloominess will be removed.
I release feelings of sadness, feel your powerful presence enfold me, and give thanks for your good that is governing every situation in my life.
I willingly let go and let God because I know that each time I do, I am opening the door to endless possibilities and complete joy.
Help me lift my thoughts, Dear God, and feel the assurance of your presence.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
HELP ME MOVE FORWARD, GOD
Dear God,
I ask you to help me cast out feelings of hopelessness, sadness, and frustration and help me move forward.
I know you are beside me.
I feel your surrounding comfort, understanding, and unconditional love, wrapping around me, like a blanket, calming my fears and lightening my heart.
Thank you, Dear God, for always being there for me and with me, each and every day.
I pray that I am able to release the sadness I feel and enjoy the adventure of the journey.
In Jesus Christ’s name, Amen.
PRAYER FOR THOSE COPING WITH DEPRESSION
Dear Lord, you are our refuge in good and in bad times.
In your infinite mercy, bring peace and comfort to those of us who face days sometimes filled with pain and depression.
Help us to realize that through you there is joy and the promise of lasting peace.
Help us through the rough times.
Walk before and beside us so that we may walk in your footsteps and reach out to you in our journey on this earth.
Help us to focus on our blessings rather than our misfortunes, dear Lord.
Thank you for hearing and answering our prayers.
Amen
PRAYER FOR A FRIEND’S DEPRESSION AND SEVERE ANXIETY
Please pray for my dear friend who is suffering from severe depression, anxiety, fear of being around any people, can’t sleep or eat and doesn’t think she will come out of it. She is currently taking medication for depression. she’s been suffering for 10 years with depression with other medication but now it’s not working. She returned home and she’s currently waiting to see a psychiatrist but there’s a long wait.
Proverbs 12:25– Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs it down (depression), but a good word cheers it up.
HEALING DEPRESSION PRAYER
Please pray, right away. She is depressed, possibly self-harming. Only 12, she is being lead into darkness by friends. Please pray she stays safe, finds Jesus, and joins Christian friends. Dear Jesus, please rescue her. You are the strong, Almighty One. Draw her to you. In Jesus’ Name, Amen
PRAYER FROM DEPRESSION TO JOY
Dear God,
I pray that I live my life in joy.
Whatever is keeping me from the full expression of joy; I pray that it is spiritually removed, or that I can look beyond it, to discover the true beauty in my life.
I want to live more; I want to expand my awareness; I want to live in joy.
Help me dear God to realize this now.
Thank You, God.
In Jesus Christ’s name, Amen.
PRAYER FROM DEPRESSION TO PEACE
Dear God,
Beginning now, I no longer feel depressed.
My depressed mood is cast out and replaced with your peace.
Tranquility permeates my being, soothing my emotions and filling my mind and heart with joyous serenity.
I accept your gift of peace.
I come to you, Dear God, and my mood is lifted.
I fully accept your peaceful presence, and I feel calm.
This moment is holy, for in this moment, I enter into your spirit of peace.
Thank you, dear God, for helping me to elevate my mood.
Thank you God for your priceless gift of peace. I will cherish it, and I promise to share it with others.
In Jesus Christ’s name, Amen.
UPLIFTING PRAYER
Dear God,
I come to you in my hour of need. I ask you to touch my mind and uplift my thoughts, change my seeming realities that I’m thinking about my life, change my opinion of what is and what can be.
God, I ask that you to give me a sense of well being again. I pray that you help me find my smile, both on my face and in my soul. God I cannot do this by myself, so I turn to you, and I surrender.
In Jesus Christ’s name, Amen.
DISTURBED PRAYER QUOTE
O Christ Jesus,
when all is darkness
and we feel our weakness and helplessness,
give us the sense of your presence,
your love, and your strength.
Help us to have perfect trust
in your protecting love
and strengthening power,
so that nothing may frighten or worry us,
for, living close to you,
we shall see your hand,
your purpose, your will through all things.
-St. Ignatius of Loyola
LIFT ME UP PRAYER
Dear God,
I pray that you will lift me up. Lift me up so I can get on with my life. I do not know where to turn, God, so I ask you to work through me and to attract to me a life that will be everything that I need for sustained happiness and fulfillment. I may not know what that is, God, but I trust that you do and that gives me hope. It also gives me hope that you can come through me, touch me, and uplift me.
I give thanks, God, that this is now occurring in my life, and I decree that it is so.
In Jesus Christ’s name, Amen.
HEAL HURT FEELINGS
Dear God,
I pray that you will help me get beyond feeling weighed down by the burden of hurt feelings of the past.
Help me to get beyond yesterday’s upset thoughts.
I pray for healing.
I know that nothing can withstand the healing power of God’s love.
I open my heart to God’s love, and I bask in the glow of Divine light and understanding.
I pray for healing in God’s love today.
In Jesus Christ’s name, Amen.
PRAYER TO RELEASE FEELINGS OF SADNESS
Dear God,
I release all concerns and pray that with your help, all gloominess will be removed.
I release feelings of sadness, feel your powerful presence enfold me, and give thanks for your good that is governing every situation in my life.
I willingly let go and let God because I know that each time I do, I am opening the door to endless possibilities and complete joy.
Help me lift my thoughts, Dear God, and feel the assurance of your presence.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
HELP ME MOVE FORWARD, GOD
Dear God,
I ask you to help me cast out feelings of hopelessness, sadness, and frustration and help me move forward.
I know you are beside me.
I feel your surrounding comfort, understanding, and unconditional love, wrapping around me, like a blanket, calming my fears and lightening my heart.
Thank you, Dear God, for always being there for me and with me, each and every day.
I pray that I am able to release the sadness I feel and enjoy the adventure of the journey.
In Jesus Christ’s name, Amen.
PRAYER FOR THOSE COPING WITH DEPRESSION
Dear Lord, you are our refuge in good and in bad times.
In your infinite mercy, bring peace and comfort to those of us who face days sometimes filled with pain and depression.
Help us to realize that through you there is joy and the promise of lasting peace.
Help us through the rough times.
Walk before and beside us so that we may walk in your footsteps and reach out to you in our journey on this earth.
Help us to focus on our blessings rather than our misfortunes, dear Lord.
Thank you for hearing and answering our prayers.
Amen
BIBLE VERSES ABOUT DEPRESSION:
- “The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.” – Psalm 34:18
- “For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” – Romans 8:38-39
- “He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.” – Isaiah 40:29
- “Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous fall.” – Psalm 55:22
- “He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed.” – 1 Peter 2:24
- “The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my savior; in him I find protection. He is my shield, the strength of my life, and my stronghold.” – Psalm 18:2
- “But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.” – Isaiah 40:31
- “Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.” – Isaiah 41:10
- “Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.” – Deuteronomy 31:6
- “For God did not give us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.” – 2 Timothy 1:7