How to Use a Prayer Cloth

Christian scripture indicates that prayer cloths can help heal the sick.

Many Christians seek healing through prayer, laying hands on a sick person or anointing a person with oil. Though use of prayer cloths is a less common method of healing, some Christians use them in their religious practices. According to Biblical passages in Acts 19:11-12 and Matthew 9:20-22, cloth and garments have been a point of contact between the healer and the healed, allowing the Holy Spirit to flow through.

Instructions

1. Lay out a handkerchief or any other portable cloth.

2. Invite Christian friends, family and religious leaders to lay their hands on the cloth and pray for the intended recipient who is in need of healing. According to James 5:14-16, church elders should pray for the sick person, and the group should confess their trespasses and pray for each other as well.

3. Deliver the blessed cloth to the sick person in hopes of healing her.

References

• Young Foundations; What is a Prayer Cloth; July, 2008
• Victory Life Church: Prayer Cloths