Studying for an exam can be really stressful. But what if I told you that with a few simple prayer requests, you could pass any and all exams? These prayers will help shift your mindset and allow you to focus on what is most important. In fact, with these, you may be able to become the top student in your class without studying. And I don’t know about you, but that sounds good to me.
Over the years, I’ve taken a lot of different types of exams. Some were business or accounting exams. Others were public speaking or presentation-based. There are two things they all have in common. First, they were all very stressful: especially the ones that have a high impact on your future like licensure. Second, all of them received intense prayer from me before taking them. Praying for God to PASS your exam is as easy as it sounds. Simply let God know that you’re anxious and concerned about taking your next exam. Then (here’s the hard part) SIT BACK AND WAIT for God to do HIS part.
In the end you need to make your own decision on just how much value you place in prayer. As I mentioned above, I grew up as a Christian and went through the whole salvation/church thing. It was after High School that I started thinking more critically about God, spirituality and the nature of faith and belief; the conviction of my beliefs has changed over time and will likely continue to do so in the future. But that’s not to say I don’t think prayer is worthwhile. In my current state it serves two basic functions for me: meditation, and a means of connection with others who believe (whether or not they actually pray). Prayer can be an effective catalyst for introspection, and as such I find it can be helpful in achieving clarity on life issues (this can be related to painful experiences that are difficult to get beyond)
Prayer To Pass Exam
I failed my math exam and I had to retake it next week. I was freaking out because math has never been my strength. But then I found this article that helped me with my prayer to pass the math exam. Hopefully you’ll find it helpful too. Prayer to pass exam is a powerful prayer that gets attraction of energy in your education system. There are many students who have become successful in studies because of this prayer. I’m really tired of failing my exams. I know that if I pray to God, he can help me get the best result on my exam. That’s why I decide to pray to God before every test and every exam that I have in school. This prayer will help in forming our minds to become focused on the material we’ll be studying for our test, and it will also help us relax and focus during the test. One thing I noticed during my first prayer before an exam was that I had a lot of energy, despite the fact that I haven’t slept well during the night before the test.
Everyone has to take exams in school. You need to ensure that you pass the exam or else you will fail your class. When I was in high school, I would always pray to God before taking an exam. I don’t know if God played a role, but if you want to send positive energy into the universe, this is a good way to do it. As you have heard me speak of often, I am a student at our local community college. Like you, I also have classes that I take seriously and want to do well in. Amazingly, my wife and I have managed to save enough money to purchase a home, pay for children’s sports, recreation and music lessons for the kids, and save for future college expenses for our children. I guess you could say we are pretty good with our money. Are you looking for a prayer to pass an exam? Below is a sample prayer that could help you get a more positive result the next time you are trying to pass an exam. The prayer is to St. Jude, who is the patron saint of lost causes. Although he is the patron saint of lost causes and desperate situations, he will also give you strength during times of need. Here is one sample prayer that could help you get a more positive result the next time you are trying to pass an exam.
There are several ways to increase your chance of passing a test. I am recommending this prayer because it is from the Bible. It can be hard knowing where to start when looking for a good prayer for a specific event. The Bible is great because it has prayers for almost any type of situation. Here you will find one specific prayer that can be used to increase your chances at passing a test. Though I was ready and prepared, still, I had butterflies in my stomach. It was the final exam of the semester and another pending final exam yet to follow. All that studying and all those nights without sleep had to amount to something, right? I must have done something right because before long I saw the lights flash again and heard my name being called. There was light at the end of the tunnel after all. But this time it wasn’t a train … it was the grim reaper… Okay, so you have a test coming up. Maybe it’s for school or work. Regardless of the reason, your palms are sweating and you’re feeling less than prepared.
Prayer For Success
“I pray that I may be given the strength and the wits to pass this examination. May all my answers be correct, and may I be guided to pick out the right answers from the wrong ones. May I have a clear mind and a calm heart during this examination period so that I can answer all questions without hesitation, error or confusion. May all my efforts be crowned with success!”
I pray that You will help me pass my exam. I know that you have a plan for my life, and that I may not always understand it, but I trust in your love and mercy. Please help me to pass this exam, so that I may continue on with my education and fulfill the plans that you have for me. In Jesus name I pray, amen.
Amen!
Prayer To Pass Exam
Dear Heavenly Father, I come to you today with a humble heart and a sincere desire to pass this exam. I have been studying hard and know that you will help me pass this exam. Lord, I know that sometimes we can be tempted to give up too soon or lose our focus. Please help me to keep my eyes on the prize and not get distracted by anything else. Lord, please guide me in my studying so that I can be ready for this test tomorrow morning. In Jesus name I pray, amen
Dear Heavenly Father, I come to you today asking for your help in passing this test. I know that it is not in my power to pass or fail this test and that is why I am coming to you for help. I want to pass this test with flying colors. I know that if I study hard and pray for guidance, you will give me all the wisdom and knowledge that I need to do this task. In Jesus name, Amen
Lord, I come before You today in the name of Jesus Christ and ask for Your help.
I know that You are the same yesterday, today and forever. You never change. You are the same yesterday, today and forever (Hebrews 13:8). I believe that Your word is true, so I am asking for Your guidance and wisdom for me to pass this exam.
I put my trust in You because You are a good God (Psalm 25:8). I know that You will provide all of my needs according to Your riches in glory by Christ Jesus (Philippians 4:19).
Please help me understand the material that is being tested on so that I can study effectively. Please give me the knowledge and understanding necessary to pass this test with flying colors!
In Jesus name I pray, amen
List of prayers to prepare and help students in their studies.
Prayer of Academic Thanksgiving
Lord God,
Thank you for this opportunity to learn new skills and stretch my understanding.
Thank you for guiding me through this time of study into the final exams.
I lay before you all the hopes and fears I have about the outcome.
May you place a peace within me now as I rest and await the results.
Thank you that I am safely held in your love.
Thank you that whatever happens in the future I will live in your goodness and walk with you always.
– Author Unknown
Prayer Before An Examination
Prayer Before an Examination
Dear Lord, I come before you now to ask for your blessing on this examination. Please guide me with your spirit and give me the knowledge that I need to pass. If there is any part of this test that I don’t understand, please help me to understand it. Help me to be calm and relaxed as I take this test, so that I may do my very best. And if there are any questions that I have not studied for because of a busy schedule, please help me to know what to do about them when they come up on the test. Thank you for your blessings upon me today, and throughout my life. Amen!
Dear God,
I want to thank you for the opportunity to take this examination. I know that you are with me and will help me do my best. I also know that you are with those who will be grading this exam, and that they will grade it fairly.
I realize that this test is not the most important thing in life, but it is important enough to require my best effort. Whatever result I receive from this test, I accept it as an expression of your will for me at this time.
Amen
Heavenly Father, I come before you today to ask your blessing on my upcoming exam. Please give me the strength and wisdom to do well in this test, and help me to have a positive attitude about it.
I know that if I put my trust in you I will be able to overcome any obstacles that might come my way. Please help me to remember this throughout the test.
Thank you for hearing my prayer, and thank you for your blessing! In Jesus name I pray, Amen
Lord, I thank you that through the Holy Spirit you have made me what I am and enabled me to complete this exam.
I pray that this examination will be an occasion for me to glorify you through my service to the school community. May it be a time of personal growth and spiritual renewal for me.
Lord, I pray that your Holy Spirit will direct my thoughts and enable me to present my best self on this day. May my actions and words reflect your love and grace and bring glory to you.
I ask for wisdom, knowledge, understanding and skill as I take this examination; give me the ability to see clearly what is required of me, so that I may accomplish all that is before me in a manner pleasing to you.
Lord, bless this examination with joy for those who are taking it today; grant them peace during these difficult times; protect them from anxiety about their performance; give them faith in your promises for those who love you; and strengthen them in any weaknesses they may have discovered during these last few days of preparation.
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God: Have mercy upon us sinners now and at the hour of our death.*
O God, Father of all consolation, you know my weakness and my strength. You know that I have little strength to resist temptation and that I am easily discouraged. Therefore, I come to you with a humble but confident spirit and beg you to help me in this time of need. Give me grace to keep my mind on the things that are spiritual, not on earthly things. Grant me wisdom and understanding so that I may think clearly about your word and understand its meaning. Give me courage to speak out freely with others so that they may hear what you have taught me. May I be able to explain it clearly so they will understand it as well as myself. Guide my steps as I walk through these days of preparation for an examination in your word. In Jesus’ name we pray…
Dear Lord, as I take this exam, I thank you that my value
Is not based on my performance, but on your great love for me.
Come into my heart so that we can walk through this time together.
Help me, not only with this test, but the many tests of life that are sure to come my way.
As I take this exam, bring back to my mind everything I studied
and be gracious with what I have overlooked.
Help me to remain focused and calm, confident in the facts and in my ability,
and firm in the knowledge that no matter what happens today you are there with me.
– A Salesian Prayer
Prayer for Preparation to Study
Lord, I know you are with me and love me.
Give me peace of mind as I prepare for this time of study.
Help me to focus on my books and notes,
keep me from all distractions so that I will make the best use
of this time that is available to me.
Give me insight that I might understand what I am studying,
and help me to remember it when the time comes.
Above all, I thank you for the ability to be able to study
and for the many gifts and talents you have given me.
Help me always to use them in such a way
that they honor you and do justice to myself.
– A Salesian Prayer
Prayer Before an Examination
Loving God
be with me now,
as I prepare for my exams.
Thank you for the many talents and gifts you have,
given me and for the opportunity of education.
Calm my nerves and anxiety, help me
to remember all that I have studied,
to express it clearly and to answer the questions
the very best I can.
Holy Spirit, sit with me in my exam
– and always.
– Sandhurst Youth Ministry
Prayer for Studying
Dear God,
Source of all wisdom,
Help me to use my time
And my intelligence wisely,
As I prepare for exams.
Help me to dispose myself
To listen to your Holy Spirit
So that you, as my loving Spirit,
May place me in a state of prayer
And lead me to understand
That the supreme wisdom
Is knowing I am your child.
Help me to remain serene
So that my work may truly reflect
This profound truth
Mary, Mother of my spiritual life,
Guide me in the ways of your Son,
So that my work may help
To transform this world for God’s glory.
– Author Unknown
St. Thomas Aquinas: Prayer Before Study
Creator of all things,
true Source of light and wisdom,
lofty origin of all being,
graciously let a ray of Your brilliance
penetrate into the darkness of my understanding
and take from me the double darkness
in which I have been born,
an obscurity of both sin and ignorance.
Give me a sharp sense of understanding,
a retentive memory,
and the ability to grasp things correctly and fundamentally.
Grant me the talent of being exact in my explanations,
and the ability to express myself with thoroughness and charm.
Point out the beginning,
direct the progress,
and help in completion;
through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
St. Thomas Aquinas
“Let us pray to the Lord that He may give us the grace to understand and keep His commandments, and to submit ourselves to the discipline of our superiors. May He help us, by the intercession of St. Thomas, His faithful disciple and interpreter, so to love Him as to desire nothing but what is pleasing unto Him.”
From The Liturgical Year: Book II: Advent Through Pentecost; edited by Abbot Dom Gueranger O.S.B., published by John Murphy Company, Inc., New York City; Copyright 1910 by Benziger Brothers (Benziger Brothers Inc.), New York City; Translated from the Latin by Father Francis X. Weiser, S.J., 1921; Revised 1957
St. Thomas Aquinas was a scholar and theologian who, along with St. Augustine, laid the foundations for much of what we know as Christianity today.
He is most well known for his contributions to the field of scholasticism and theology, but he also had a deep interest in philosophy and science. In fact, he was one of the first people to write about Aristotle’s writings in the Middle Ages.
In addition to being an expert on theology, St. Thomas was also an avid student of nature who made many scientific discoveries during his lifetime. He studied astronomy, mathematics, physics and biology. He even wrote about the importance of studying nature in order to understand God’s creation better and gain a deeper appreciation for His majesty (Summa Theologica).
Even though he had such a busy schedule full of writing books and lecturing at universities all over Europe (Wittmann), St. Thomas still took time every day for prayer before starting his studies each morning (Summa Contra Gentiles). He would pray silently while sitting quietly on his knees before starting any kind of work or study session (Wittmann). This simple prayer was something that he practiced throughout his life and it helped him focus on God during
Prayers to St. Thomas Aquinas
Prayers to St. Thomas Aquinas can be used as a way of honoring him and asking for his intercession. He was known to be an example of prayerful study and devotion to his vocation. This page contains links to prayers you can use in your daily life or before starting a new project or study session.
O Lord Jesus Christ, who have revealed the Father to Thy disciple Thomas and in him hast opened the eyes of our hearts; grant that we who rejoice in his feast may receive through him a deeper knowledge of Thy wonderful mysteries; who livest and reignest with God the Father in the unity of the Holy Ghost, world without end. Amen.
O God, who didst give to blessed Thomas Thy most faithful servant the grace of penetrating into the depths of truth by means of devout contemplation, grant that we through his merits and intercession may attain to a like contemplation; through Christ our Lord. Amen.[1]
In his treatise on prayer, St. Thomas Aquinas advised that we should pray before studying. He wrote:
Prayer is the first work of the mind, which precedes all other acts of the soul. Therefore it is fitting that we should begin our study with prayer.[1]
The advice he gives is simple: pray before you study. But what does that mean? What does it look like? How do we do it?
It’s easy to be intimidated by this question, because there are so many ways we can pray and so many ways we can meditate on God’s Word. But if you take a step back and ask yourself what your goal is in studying — if you want to grow in knowledge and virtue — then it becomes easier to determine which type of prayer will help you achieve that goal.
In my case, I would say my goal is growth in knowledge and virtue, and so I look for prayers that will help me achieve that goal. The Psalms are one example of such a prayer. They are full of God’s wisdom and goodness—every one of them speaks about God’s providence for his people; there is hardly any passage that does not mention
When I was a young man, I decided to become a theologian. My plan was to study philosophy at a Catholic seminary, then theology at the Catholic University of Louvain in Belgium.
I had just finished reading St. Thomas Aquinas’ Summa Theologiae when I received a call from my father telling me that he had been diagnosed with cancer and that he only had a few weeks left to live. I postponed my plans for two years and spent my time praying for him, spending time with him and helping him through this difficult time.
When he died in 1999, I realized that it was time for me to get back on track with my studies. I began working on my Master’s degree in theology at the Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum in Rome, which is run by priests who are also doctors of philosophy (PhD). It wasn’t easy because I was still mourning the death of my father and also because studying theology requires a lot of concentration and discipline.
I kept falling asleep during class and started having trouble memorizing things, so one day after class I went up to one of the professors and asked if there was anything wrong with me physically or mentally or spiritually; maybe they could tell me something