{"id":24003,"date":"2026-03-11T15:29:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T15:29:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/uncategorized\/how-to-make-halloween-a-holy-day\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T06:17:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T06:17:24","slug":"how-to-make-halloween-a-holy-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/prayer\/how-to-make-halloween-a-holy-day\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Make Halloween a Holy Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The annual celebration of <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/angels-and-miracles\/angels\/she-rescued-a-black-cat-at-halloween\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Halloween<\/a> approaches. Some people enjoy the costumes, decorations, and trick-or-treating. Others dread the darker side of the festivities. But for centuries, Christian tradition has observed the last day of October as a day to acknowledge and pray against the forces of evil.<\/p>\n<p>Whatever your view may be, you can turn Halloween into a holy day by <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/angels-and-miracles\/miracles\/gods-grace\/finding-god-in-the-darkness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">praying against evil <\/a>wherever it\u2019s found. In that spirit, here are seven prayers\u2014six from Scripture and another from Scottish lore that is one of my favorites\u2014for praying against evil:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. You \u00a0prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/inspiring-stories\/god-opened-her-eyes-to-the-blessings-of-living-in-a-texas-oil-town\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">my cup overflows<\/a> (Psalm 23:4-5 NIV).<\/li>\n<li>Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High<br \/>\nwill rest in the shadow of the Almighty.<br \/>\nI will say of the Lord, \u201cHe is my <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/daily_devotional\/god-our-refuge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">refuge and my fortress,<\/a><br \/>\nmy God, in whom I trust.\u201d<br \/>\nSurely he will save me<br \/>\nfrom the fowler\u2019s snare<br \/>\nand from the deadly pestilence.<br \/>\nHe will cover me with his feathers,<br \/>\nand under his wings I will find refuge;<br \/>\nhis faithfulness will be<a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/prayer\/praying-for-protection-during-hurricane-ian\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> my shield and rampart.<\/a><br \/>\nI will not fear the terror of night,<br \/>\nnor the arrow that flies by day,<br \/>\nnor the pestilence that stalks <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/daily-devotions\/devotions-for-women\/devotions-for-faith-prayer-devotions-for-women\/jesus-rescues-us-from-darkness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in the darkness,<\/a><br \/>\nnor the plague that destroys at midday.<br \/>\nA thousand may fall at my side,<br \/>\nten thousand at my right hand,<br \/>\nbut it will not come near me.<br \/>\nI will only observe with my eyes<br \/>\nand see the punishment of the wicked (Psalm 91:1-8, slightly revised from the NIV).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/prayer\/how-to-pray\/what-it-really-means-to-pray-deliver-us-from-evil\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Deliver us from evil<\/a> (Matthew 6:13 NIV).<\/li>\n<li>Shield me with &#8220;the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one&#8221; (Ephesians 6:16 NIV).<\/li>\n<li>Lord, <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/angels-and-miracles\/how-a-bracelet-reminded-her-of-gods-love\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">you are faithful.<\/a> As your Word says, establish and guard me against the evil one (2 Thessalonians 3:3 ESV).<\/li>\n<li>In faith I say with Paul, &#8220;The Lord will rescue me from every evil deed and bring me safely into his heavenly kingdom. To him be the glory forever and ever. Amen&#8221; (2 Timothy 4:18 NIV).<\/li>\n<li>From ghoulies and ghosties<br \/>\nAnd long-leggedy beasties<br \/>\nAnd things that go bump in the night,<br \/>\nGood Lord, deliver us! (traditional Scottish prayer)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The above have been proven over many centuries\u2014millennia, even\u2014as <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/prayer\/bible-resources\/bible-verses\/bible-verses-about-faith\/3-bible-verses-to-assure-us-of-god-s-faithfulness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">helpful and effective prayers<\/a> against evil at any time, not just around Halloween.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The annual celebration of Halloween approaches. Some people enjoy the costumes, decorations, and trick-or-treating. Others dread the darker side of the festivities. But for centuries, Christian tradition has observed the last day of October as a day to acknowledge and pray against the forces of evil. 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