Tripraying

tri praying is about joining with two others to pray as a three. It’s also about your group of three connecting with the wider church through the tri praying network as part of the wider church. As members of the body of Christ we need each other. When we share our faith journey together, we grow in our relationship with God and with others.

Jesus says: ‘When two of you get together on anything at all on earth and make a prayer of it, my Father in heaven goes into action. And when two or three of you are together because of me, you can be sure that I'll be there’ (Matthew 18:19-20). So tri praying - or praying in threes is biblical and we can expect God to act in us and through us as we spend time with him and pray for people and situations around us. Our prayers are more effective as we pray as a team and we can ask for his kingdom to come as we ‘think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works’ (Hebrews 10: 24,).

We all struggle at times and prayer can be hard work. Having the support and encouragement of two others is invaluable. ‘By yourself you're unprotected. With a friend you can face the worst. Can you round up a third? A three-stranded rope isn't easily snapped’ (Ecclesiastes 14:12). Committing to pray with two others helps us to be disciplined, accountable and to keep going.
How to get going:
Ask two other people if they would like to commit to praying together as a three.
Agree to meet - on a regular basis for prayer (at least once and preferably twice a month). You could keep in touch more regularly by phone or email as well.

When you meet:
1. Let your friends know how your faith journey is going and pray for each other.
2. Pray for three friends who aren’t yet Christians.
3. Identify a ‘Big issue’ – a situation that really needs God’s touch, his intervention or his solution. Pray for these together.
4. As a three – connect with tri praying on the 40days website www.40-days.com for ideas for praying for your community and to join with other threes praying for similar things. Download the prayer focus each month for use in your group.