Prayer for protection for a friend

“For we do not live to ourselves, and we do not die to ourselves.” Romans 14:7 NRSVUE

Aside from the guidance that we get from God, we will need people that can help and support us whenever we feel down. Our friends are there through thick and thin. We are their safe space, their home away from home, and their peace from all the chaos in the world. So, when a friend is going through tough times, it is only fitting to do the same for them.

Use this prayer as a guide to asking God to protect a friend from everything that casts them down. Our friend may feel more alone, or perhaps, they may feel like the world is against them because of the never-ending worries they feel. We feel what they feel, so we only need to open our hearts and share this with God.

Prayer for protection for a friend

Lord Jesus Christ,

You are known for giving unconditional love, even to those who have sinned. You never fail to forgive and give protection to all people on earth. You always guide people in every problem or challenge they may encounter in life, and you never stop giving people reasons not to give up.

Besides my family, you have given me good friends that are there to guide me whenever I am feeling down. You bestowed Your love upon them and used them as my power and strength whenever I am lost from all the chaos in the world. Your greatness flows through their hearts, and I am blessed to have them in my life.

However, I do not always acknowledge their ability to heal my worries. I am always lost in myself, only caring about my life and where it would take me, to a point where I would forget that I need someone with me to survive all the uncertainties. Their presence in my life is often overlooked, and I end up feeling more alone. I am lost in my thoughts, which resulted in forgetting that my friends are Your way of reaching out to me and being there for me whenever I feel the world is putting me down. I am weak to think that I can survive on my own.

With Your power, I am beyond thankful for the best of friends you gave to me. Their presence and words never failed to reassure me, just like how Your words would. Thank you for always reminding me through these people that I am loved even if I have sinned. Your unconditional love is always within me because of these people, and I will forever treasure this.

However, a friend is going through the biggest challenge right now, one that is starting to shake their faith. I am here to ask my Lord and God to provide healing and protection to my friend and never stop reminding my friend that they are not alone, just like how you did the same for me. Please bless them with endless protection and wisdom from all the challenges they are facing right now. Your words never failed to give me peace, and I hope my friend will never forget this too. Your blessing, like a hug after a long day, will surely bring comfort and strength to remind them of their purpose in this world.

I beg you to hear my prayer. In Your Holy name. Amen.

Short prayer to protect friend

Dear Lord, please help me to protect my friend from all the bad things in the world. Bless their heart and remove their sorrows that are slowly consuming them in the dark. Take their hand and guide them to Your home. Let Your words be like a comforting hug after a long cry. I humbly ask this in Your Holy name. Amen.

The Word of God

“I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinegrower. He removes every branch in me that bears no fruit. Every branch that bears fruit he prunes to make it bear more fruit. You have already been cleansed by the word that I have spoken to you. Abide in me as I abide in you. Just as the branch cannot bear fruit by itself unless it abides in the vine, neither can you unless you abide in me.

John 15:1-4,6,11,12-17 NRSVUE

Prayer to Saint Michael Archangel for the protection of a friend

St. Michael Archangel, you never failed to protect the people from the evil one. You battled the devil together with the Angels. You courageously helped in fighting all the evil in the world and helped spread goodness and peace upon us. You championed the Church and the entirety of Christianity into the world in which I live.

Your protection is my guiding power to goodness, but I am aware that I tend to forget your existence in my life. With this, I tend to forget that I have my friends to protect me as well. Now that a friend is asking for protection, I know that with your power, you can provide this to my friend.

As the Archangel who battled evil, I pray to you St. Michael the Archangel, that you provide strong protection to a friend that is silently battling. Through your prayers, I know that my friend will get healing and peace. For my friend, I surrender everything to you and to Lord Jesus Christ.

Please, St. Michael, the protector of the people, protect my friend and me. Guide us to peace and serenity. Please be my friend’s guiding light during dark times. I pray for powerful protection for my friend.

Saint Michael, pray for us!

Amen.

Further reflection

Friends are always there to act as our second family. The bond that we can build together with our friends is entirely different, and it’s a kind of relationship that is also important. We are never alone in this world, and with the help of our friends who we love the most, we can conquer every fear that might consume us.

Sometimes, we often forget the power of friendship in our lives. We tend to get lost in our world, trying to solve the problems on our own and suffer in silence. God is always with us to guide us, and God is using our friends to be there whenever we feel down. God gave us these friends to remind us that He is always watching over us, and our friends are one of His instruments to show His love for us.

Friends are always there for us, but when the time comes that a friend is the one who needs us, it is time to show the same understanding. Like everyone else in this world, a friend may go through some things that they cannot explicitly explain or share. They may need protection, but like us, they might experience feeling lost in their problems which results in pushing us away. When this happens, it is only fitting to pray to God for protection for a friend.

A friend’s problem is like a burden on us. We feel and share these burdens because we can never exist in this world without their love and support. Their hardships are our hardships, and their success is our success. In getting through every challenge in the world, protection is something that our friends and we may need along the way.

As our friendships deepen, make sure to say this prayer for a friend’s protection whenever a friend needs one.