Every football team does it. The quarterback claps his hands, everybody leans in, arms across each other’s shoulders, heads down in a tight circle. Then they break the huddle and run the play together. There’s something powerful about a huddle. You can’t do it alone. That’s the whole point.

When Jonah prayed from inside the fish, he didn’t have a huddle. There was nobody to lean on, nobody to say “we’ve got you,” or to pray with him. But that’s not how God usually wants us to do this. In the book of Acts, when the apostle Paul had to say goodbye to friends he loved, they didn’t just wave. They knelt down together and prayed as a group.

It is so great to have people who will pray with you! Kids in your class. Your small group at church. Your family around the dinner table. Your best friend on a video call. When something hard is happening, you don’t have to carry it by yourself. God gave you a team to help you.

Remember, God already knows everything going on in your life. But He wants you to tell Him anyway, because talking to Him is how the weight comes off your shoulders and onto His. And He puts the shoulders of next to you to help you too!

Take Action: Start a “prayer huddle” this week. Ask one friend or family member this question: “Is there anything I can pray about for you?” Then actually pray for it—that day, not someday. And tell them one thing they can pray about for you, too. Two people, praying for one another. That’s a huddle!