This simple prayer is for anyone who manages, hires, supervises or simply works alongside others and wants to bring those people before God. It is best prayed at the start of the workday, before the first meeting or the first email, though it also fits well at the end of a shift when you are reflecting on how the day went. You can read it aloud exactly as written, or use it as a starting point and speak in your own words.
Simple Prayer for My Employees
Lord, thank you for the people you have placed in my care at work. Each one of them carries a life beyond the office: a family to provide for, a parent who is ill, a child who is struggling at school, a bill they are not sure how to pay. Please meet them in those places today. Give them rest where they are weary, and steady hearts where they are anxious. Where someone is grieving or afraid, be close to them in ways I cannot be.
Give me wisdom in how I lead them. Help me to be fair when decisions are hard, honest when the news is difficult, and generous with praise when someone has done well. Keep me from speaking carelessly or deciding quickly out of frustration. Let my words build people up rather than wear them down. Where I have failed them, forgive me, and show me how to make things right. Help us to work well together and to find joy in the tasks you have given us.
Protect my employees from harm, both seen and unseen. Guard their health, their safety and their peace of mind. Bless their homes and their friendships, and bring good people into their lives when they need support. Thank you that you know each of them by name and that nothing about their day is hidden from you. Amen.
A Shorter Version to Pray in a Moment
Father, my team is on my mind right now. Please go before each of them today, supply what they lack, and calm whatever is weighing on them. Help me to lead with patience and honesty, and let my words be kind and clear. Thank you for caring about every person in this place. Amen.
Scriptures to Pray Alongside
Philippians 2:4
Each of you not just looking to his own things, but each of you also to the things of others.
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Pray this verse for your employees by asking God to open your eyes to their needs beyond the tasks on the list. Ask him to help you notice who is struggling quietly and who is carrying more than they say.
Proverbs 11:14
Where there is no wise guidance, the nation falls, but in the multitude of counselors there is victory.
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Use this verse to ask for wise counsel in your decisions about your team. Pray that you would seek advice when you need it and that the people around you would speak truthfully and help you see clearly.
Colossians 3:23
And whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord, and not for men…
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Bring this verse before God for the purpose behind your employees’ work. Ask that they would find dignity in what they do and that their effort would reflect care for the people they serve.
Galatians 6:9
Let us not be weary in doing good, for we will reap in due season, if we don’t give up.
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Pray this verse over anyone on your team who feels discouraged or worn down. Ask God to renew their strength and to keep them from giving up on good work when progress feels slow.
Ephesians 4:29
Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but only what is good for building others up as the need may be, that it may give grace to those who hear.
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Let this verse shape your prayer for the way your team speaks to one another. Ask God to guard your own words and to make your workplace a place where encouragement is common and harsh talk is rare.
How to Pray This Prayer
Many people find it helpful to pray this prayer before they open their email or walk into their first meeting of the day. Keep a short list of your employees’ names on a sticky note, a notebook page or your phone, and read through it slowly as you pray. Pausing on each name for a breath or two turns a general request into a specific one and reminds you that each person is known by God.
You can also invite others to pray with you. A colleague, a mentor or a small group from your church may be glad to pray for your team, and you can share a few names with them so they know who to lift up. Some leaders find it meaningful to pray quietly for an employee just before a difficult conversation, asking God to prepare both their hearts and yours.
A Blessing to Close
May the Lord bless each person you lead and keep them through every season of work and life. May he give them strength for the tasks ahead, peace for the worries they carry, and good companions along the way. May he make their labor meaningful and their days lighter because they are known by a faithful God.
