--- title: Viewing a Prayer description: "## How to View Prayer Details The View Prayer page shows the full details of a prayer, including the original request, the AI-generated prayer text, and engagement information. ### Accessing a Prayer You can view a prayer by: - Clicking…" url: "https://support.prayerconnect.church/docs/viewing-a-prayer/" updated: "2026-10-14" category: Prayer Management --- # Viewing a Prayer ## How to View Prayer Details The View Prayer page shows the full details of a prayer, including the original request, the AI-generated prayer text, and engagement information. ### Accessing a Prayer You can view a prayer by: - Clicking on any prayer card on your **Dashboard** - Clicking on a prayer card on the **Prayer Wall** - Following a shared prayer link ### What You’ll See The View Prayer page displays: - **Prayer Request** — Your original prayer request text as you submitted it. - **Prayer Text** — The AI-generated prayer based on your request. - **Date** — When the prayer was submitted. - **Status badges** — URGENT, SHARED, and/or ANSWERED indicators. - **View Count** — How many people have viewed this prayer (for shared prayers). - **Who Prayed** — On your own prayers, who tapped “I prayed for this” and when (see below). ### Answered Prayers When a prayer has been answered, you’ll see a green **ANSWERED** badge on the prayer card. This badge indicates that the prayer author has marked the prayer as answered. Only the **prayer owner** can mark a prayer as answered. To mark your own prayer as answered: - Navigate to the View Prayer page for your prayer. - Click the **“Mark as Answered”** button. - The green ANSWERED badge will appear on your prayer card across the Dashboard, Prayer Wall, and Prayer Display. Answered prayers remain visible on the platform and serve as a testimony of encouragement to others in the community. ### Prayer Comments Below the prayer details, you’ll find a **Comments** section where community members can post words of encouragement, support, and solidarity. #### Who Can Comment Any authenticated user who can view the prayer can leave a comment. This includes: - Members of the same organization as the prayer - The prayer owner themselves Comments and subscriptions are only available on prayers that are **shared** and **active**. Private prayers and prayers that are still processing can’t be commented on or followed. #### Posting a Comment To post a comment: - Navigate to the View Prayer page by clicking on any prayer card. - Scroll down to the **Comments** section below the prayer details and updates. - Type your comment in the text area. - Click **“Post Comment”** to submit. Comments appear in chronological order with your name and a timestamp. #### Deleting a Comment You can delete your own comments at any time by clicking the **delete** button next to your comment. Additionally, the **prayer owner** and **organization admins** can delete any comment on a prayer they manage. ### Subscribing to a Prayer If you want to stay updated on a prayer, you can **subscribe** to it. Subscribing means you’ll receive email notifications when something happens on that prayer — such as a new comment or when the prayer is marked as answered. #### How to Subscribe - Navigate to the View Prayer page. - Click the **“Subscribe”** button. - Choose your notification preference: - **Immediate** — Receive an email each time there is new activity (new comment, prayer answered). - **Digest** — New comments are bundled into one daily email instead of one email per comment. #### What Notifications You Receive As a subscriber, you’ll be notified when: - A **new comment** is posted on the prayer. - The prayer is **marked as answered** by the author. #### How to Unsubscribe To stop receiving notifications for a prayer, navigate to the View Prayer page and click **“Unsubscribe.”** You can re-subscribe at any time. ### Who Prayed When someone taps **“I prayed for this”** on your prayer, it appears in the **Who Prayed** section of your View Prayer page, with when they prayed. Only you, the prayer owner, can see this list. Names are private by default: people appear as **“Someone”** unless they have turned on **“Show my name to people I pray for”** in their Privacy Settings. See [Privacy & Data Management](https://support.prayerconnect.church/docs/privacy-and-data-management/). ### Prayer Updates Prayer authors can post follow-up updates on their prayers — for example, to share good news, provide a status change, or thank the community. Updates appear below the prayer detail card, with the newest update shown first. Each update displays the text and a relative timestamp (e.g., “2 hours ago”). If you are the prayer owner, you’ll see a **“Post Update”** text area where you can write and submit an update. You can also archive your own updates by clicking the archive button next to each one. ### Editing Your Prayer If you are the prayer owner, you’ll see an **“Edit”** button at the bottom of the View Prayer page. Clicking it opens the Edit Prayer form where you can update: - Your prayer request text - Sharing settings (share publicly, or keep private) - Emergency/urgent flag - Organization assignments **Important:** When you save your edits, the prayer is resubmitted for AI processing. This means: - The prayer status returns to **“Processing”** (yellow card on your Dashboard) - A new AI-generated prayer will be created based on your updated request - The prayer goes through content moderation again - While processing, the prayer will not appear on the Prayer Wall or Prayer Display You can edit your prayer regardless of its current status — whether it’s active, processing, or rejected. ### Deleting Your Prayer Prayer owners also see a **“Delete”** button on the View Prayer page. Clicking it opens a confirmation dialog asking you to confirm the deletion. Once confirmed: - The prayer is removed from your Dashboard - The prayer is removed from the Prayer Wall and Prayer Display - The prayer will no longer appear anywhere on the platform - **This action cannot be undone.** ### Prayer View Map For shared, active prayers, you’ll see a **“View Map”** button. This opens an interactive world map showing where people have viewed your prayer. The map includes: - Red circle markers for each viewing location - Click a marker to see the city, region, country, and view count for that location - A stats panel showing total views and unique locations - A scrollable list of all viewing locations sorted by view count This is a powerful way to see the global reach of your prayer community’s support. ### Privacy Notes - Only **shared and active** prayers can be viewed by others. They are public: anyone with the link can view them, without an account, and they may be posted on PrayerConnect’s social media. Private prayers are visible only to you. - To make a shared prayer private, click **Make private** on its page (or **Share publicly** to share it again). - View tracking uses IP-based geolocation to determine approximate city-level location — no personal information about viewers is collected. - Each unique IP address is only counted once per prayer to prevent duplicate counting. - Viewer IP addresses are cleared after **90 days**. The approximate location (city, region, country) is kept, so your map and view counts don’t change.