Ever been in a moment where you know you need to pray but don't quite know what to say? On-Demand Prayer is a free, growing library of over 100 pre-written Christian prayers organized across 20 categories — from family and marriage to career challenges, health concerns, and community issues — so you can find words that fit your situation when your own feel inadequate.^1
The site offers several styles of prayer, including traditional written prayers for specific life events (like preparing for a C-section, navigating job loss, or walking through an adoption process), breath prayers rooted in Scripture for moments of anxiety or praise, and Bible verse–based prayers drawn from passages like Amos 5:8 and Nehemiah 9:6.^2 Each prayer is tagged and categorized, with a search function that helps you quickly surface what you need. The site also provides educational guides on prayer types including breath prayer, A.C.T.S. (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication), and praying Scripture.^3
Notable- Created by Anthony Hessler, a Staff Engineer at Life.Church — the church behind the YouVersion Bible App — and owner of Hessler Design LLC, bringing over 20 years of web development experience to the project^4
- The library is actively curated with new prayers added regularly^1
- Completely free to use with no account required
- Built as a WordPress site focused on simplicity and accessibility — no app download needed, just visit and pray
- Includes a curated resources page recommending books, apps, and websites for deepening your prayer life, including faith.tools^5
- Offers instructions for adding On-Demand Prayer as a home screen shortcut on iPhone^5
