Our editorial standards
How We Create and Review Prayer Resources
Our goal is simple: create useful, respectful, and transparent prayer resources that readers can trust.
Principles
Our editorial principles
These six principles govern what we publish and what we decline to publish.
01
Accuracy
We aim to verify factual, historical, biblical, and religious claims using appropriate and reputable sources.
02
Transparency
We clearly distinguish original devotional writing from established prayers, Scripture, quotations, and traditional practices.
03
Respect
Religious traditions are represented carefully and respectfully.
04
Usefulness
Articles should genuinely help the reader rather than exist solely to attract search traffic.
05
Originality
We aim to provide meaningful organization, context, explanations, and original devotional material rather than simply reproducing information found elsewhere.
06
Updates
Important articles may be reviewed and updated when information, sources, or best practices change.
Technology
How We Use AI and Other Technology
Prayerium may use AI-assisted tools at points in the editorial workflow: organizing research, brainstorming angles, drafting, structuring, and formatting. We say so openly because readers deserve to know how the material in front of them was made.
AI output is not automatically treated as authoritative. A generated draft is a starting point, not a source. It carries no religious authority, and it is never used to settle a question of doctrine, attribution, or historical fact.
Content is reviewed and edited before publication, with particular attention to articles containing religious, historical, factual, or cultural claims. Where a claim can’t be supported by an appropriate source, it is rewritten or removed.
Human editorial judgement decides what is published, how a tradition is described, and how a prayer is labelled. Questions about a specific article can go to our editorial team.
Sources
Religious sources
Depending on the topic, Prayerium may consult:
- Bible translations, with the translation identified when quoted
- Official denominational resources
- Established religious organizations
- Theological and reference works
- Historical sources
- Reputable educational institutions
- Primary sources, where appropriate and available
Sources are cited on the articles where they are used. We do not list source names or affiliations that have not actually informed a piece of content.
Labelling
Traditional, Scripture-based, and original prayers
Every prayer we publish falls into one of three categories, shown on the article itself.
Traditional Prayer
A prayer associated with an established religious tradition or historical source. We note the tradition it belongs to and, where known, its origin.
Scripture-Based Prayer
A prayer inspired by or incorporating biblical Scripture. The passage and translation are identified where quoted.
Original Prayer
A devotional prayer created specifically for Prayerium. It is not presented as traditional, historical, or authoritative.
This distinction is carried through article templates, alongside author, review, and publication details. See our editorial team for who covers which areas.
Questions
Common questions about our process
Does Prayerium claim religious authority?
No. Prayerium is a publisher of prayer resources, not a religious authority. Where a question concerns doctrine or practice, we point readers toward the relevant tradition’s own resources.
Are all prayers on the site traditional?
No. Articles label each prayer as traditional, Scripture-based, or original so readers can tell established prayers from devotional writing created for Prayerium.
How quickly are corrections handled?
Correction requests are prioritized ahead of other feedback. If a claim cannot be supported, the passage is amended or removed and the article’s updated date changes.
Corrections & Feedback
If you believe an article contains an inaccurate statement, attribution, quotation, or representation of a religious tradition, please tell us. Include the page and the passage in question.
