13. How can we pray for those we do not know personally?

¹³ Pray for others by name. We can do that even for those we have never met. For example, consider our imprisoned brothers and sisters in such lands as Crimea, Eritrea, Russia, and Singapore. On jw.org, you can find the names of those who are in prison.c A circuit overseer named Brian says: “I have found that writing down the name of an imprisoned fellow believer and then saying it out loud helps me to remember the person and include him in my personal prayers.”

14-15. How can we make our requests specific?

¹⁴ Make specific requests. Michael, quoted earlier, suggests: “As I read accounts on jw.org of imprisoned brothers, I try to imagine how I would feel if I were in their situation. I know I would worry about my wife, and I would want to make sure that she would be cared for. So that gives me something specific to include in my prayers for our imprisoned brothers who are married.”​—Heb. 13:3, ftn.

¹⁵ When we consider what daily life must be like for our brothers in prison, we can also find other ways to make our prayers specific. For example, we can pray that the prison guards will be kind and that those in positions of authority will allow our brothers to worship freely. (1 Tim. 2:1, 2) We can pray that the local congregation will be encouraged by the example of their faithful imprisoned brother or that unbelievers will observe the prisoner’s fine conduct and listen to our message. (1 Pet. 2:12)