Prayer

Sam prays to God for a sign.

While prayer is used by those of religious faith, it is also used as a means of communication between humans, angels, and God. Nephilim can also receive prayer. Long before they knew of the existence of angel, Sam prayed everyday.

Episodes

2.13 Houses of the Holy

Sam admits to Dean that he prays every single day, and has for a long time.

4.18 The Monster at the End of This Book

Dean prays for Castiel's help when he is trying to stop Sam from meeting with Lilith.

"Well, I feel stupid doing this. But... I am fresh out of options. So please. I need some help. I'm praying, okay? Come on. Please."

5.18 Point of No Return

Looking to give himself to Michael as a vessel, Dean finds a preacher on the street and asks him to pray to the angels. Castiel hears this prayer and arrives, beating Dean in anger before taking him back to Bobby's.

6.03 The Third Man

Dean prays to Castiel telling him:

"Cas! Don't be a dick. We got ourselves a... plague-like situation down here, and... do you...do you copy?"

6.20 The Man Who Would Be King

Castiel prays to God for guidance, retelling his story of how he came to betray his friends in his war against Raphael.

7.01 Meet the New Boss

Castiel appears in response to Sam's prayer, when they want to try and get him to return all the souls to Purgatory.

"Hey, Castiel. Um... Maybe this is pointless. Look... I don't know if any part of you even cares, but, um, I still think you're one of us, deep down. I mean, way, way, way off the reservation, but... Look, we still have till dawn to stop this. Let us help. Please."

8.23 Sacrifice

In order to purify his blood for the demon cure ritual, Sam confesses his sins in a private prayer.

9.01 I Think I'm Gonna Like It Here

Dean prays for any angel to help him, and many of the recent fallen angels answer his call, including Gadreel pretending to be Ezekiel.

"Cas, are you there? Sammy's hurt. He's hurt, uh – he's hurt pretty bad. And, um... I know you think that I'm pissed at you, okay? But I don't care that the angels fell. So whatever you did or didn't do, it doesn't matter, okay? We'll work it out. Please, man, I need you here. Screw it. Okay, listen up. This one goes out to any angel with their ears on. This is Dean Winchester... And I need your help. The deal is this – Linwood Memorial Hospital... Randolph, New York. The first one who can help me gets my help in return... and you know that ain't nothin'. Hell, it's no secret that we haven't always seen eye to eye. But you know that I am good for my word. And, uh, I wouldn't be asking if I wasn't needing, so..."

9.03 I'm No Angel

The now human Castiel overhears a woman praying in a church for the angels to heal her husband Mike. Castiel questions what she would do if she knew that no one was listening and God has left. She tells him that his lack of faith doesn't cancel out hers, and that someone is listening.

Castiel prays for aid.

9.09 Holy Terror

Castiel seeking aid, tries many variations of prayer in hopes that God will listen to him. He succeeds when the angel Muriel arrives at his motel room door.

"Okay. I'm... unfamiliar with this end of the process. Of course, no one may be listening, um, but I – I do need assistance. I have questions, and there seem to be no answers. I... I wouldn't presume to ask for help if I weren't desperate, but I need help. I'm lost. I need your guidance. I don't know how humans do it."

11.02 Form and Void

After being infected by a rabid, Sam goes to a hospital chapel and prays to God for help.

"So... I know it's been a long time, but... Dean and I, we've -- we've been through a lot of bad. But this is different. This is my fault, and I don't know how to fix it. And if I have to die, I've made my peace with that, but... Please. Dean deserves better. Dean deserves a life. There are people out there, good people, who are going to suffer because of me, and I am not asking you to clean up my mess. Hell, I don't even know if you're out there, but... If you are... And if you can hear me, I, um... We need your help, God. We need to know there's hope. We need a sign."

13.01 Lost and Found

Angry over the loss of Castiel, Mary and even Crowley, Dean prays to God and demands that He bring them all back.

"Okay, Chuck… or God, or whatever. I need your help. See, you– you left us. You left us. You went off. You said… You said the earth would be fine because it had me… and it had Sam, but it’s not, and we’re not. We’ve lost everything (voice breaks). And now you’re gonna bring him back. Okay? You’re gonna bring back Cas, you’re gonna bring back Mom, you’re gonna bring ‘em all back. All of ‘em. Even Crowley. ’Cause after everything that you’ve done, you owe us, you son of a bitch. So you get your ass down here and you make this right, right here and right now. Please. Please help us."

13.15 A Most Holy Man

As a shootout rages in the warehouse, Father Lucca Camilleri says a prayer for Sam and Dean.

13.18 Bring 'em Back Alive

In an attempt to be "God" in earnest, Lucifer sits on his throne and begins listening to the prayers of humanity, quickly becoming annoyed by the sheer volume of the prayers. His interest becomes piqued when he hones in on two priests performing an exorcism and decides to aid them in sending the demon, Anthony, back to Hell.

13.23 Let The Good Times Roll

When Apocalypse World Michael attacks Sam and Dean in the Bunker, Sam prays to Jack for help, who hears his prayer and saves them from Michael.

"Jack, Jack. Jack, I don't know where you are, and I don't even know if you can hear this prayer, but we need you. We need you."