Here are 21 Good Friday prayer points to help you reflect on the love, sacrifice, and victory of Jesus on the cross. May these prayers draw you closer to Him as you remember what He finished for you.
- Thank You, Jesus, for dying on the cross to save me from my sins.
“For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son…” – John 3:16 - Lord, help me never forget the price You paid for my freedom.
“You were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies.” – 1 Corinthians 6:20 - Thank You for loving me even when I didn’t love You.
“But God shows His love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” – Romans 5:8 - Jesus, I give You my heart again—I want to live for You.
“I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me.” – Galatians 2:20 - Let the power of the cross keep changing me every day.
“If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new is here!” – 2 Corinthians 5:17 - Thank You, Lord, that by Your wounds, I am healed.
“By His wounds we are healed.” – Isaiah 53:5 - Help me walk humbly, remembering what You suffered for me.
“He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to death—even death on a cross.” – Philippians 2:8 - I praise You that my sin debt is fully paid—It is finished!
“When Jesus had received the drink, He said, ‘It is finished.’” – John 19:30 - Lord, help me forgive others, just as You forgave me.
“Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.” – Ephesians 4:32 - Let Your love shown at the cross fill my heart and flow through me.
“Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.” – 1 John 4:11 - Thank You that I have peace with God because of the cross.
“Through Him to reconcile all things… by making peace through His blood, shed on the cross.” – Colossians 1:20 - Let the message of the cross be my strength today.
“The message of the cross is the power of God.” – 1 Corinthians 1:18 - Help me turn away from my old life and live for You.
“Our old self was crucified with Him… so that we should no longer be slaves to sin.” – Romans 6:6 - Thank You that the curtain was torn—I have access to the Father.
“We have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus.” – Hebrews 10:19-20 - I worship You, Jesus, the Lamb of God who takes away sin.
“Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!” – John 1:29 - Let me not boast in anything but the cross of Jesus.
“May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ.” – Galatians 6:14 - Help me carry my cross daily and follow You.
“Whoever wants to be My disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily.” – Luke 9:23 - Thank You for giving me hope through Your death and resurrection.
“…in the hope of eternal life, which God… promised before the beginning of time.” – Titus 1:2 - Even in pain, I trust You—because You understand suffering.
“We do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses.” – Hebrews 4:15 - Thank You that the darkness couldn’t stop the Light of the world.
“The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.” – John 1:5 - Lord, help me live every day in the victory of the cross.
“Thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.” – 1 Corinthians 15:57