Marvel Star Wants to Start New Year With Prayer

Published: January 7, 2026

By Michaela Gordoni

The book of Daniel is Chris Pratt’s favorite book of the Bible, and he wants you to read through it with him to kick off the new year right.

“The new year is here, and I know that after the holidays, I need a little reset, in my mind, my body, and my prayer life,” the GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY star shared in an Instagram post. “Things get a little chaotic so it’s time to reel it back in. Starting today, I’m going to be reading excerpts from the Book of Daniel as part of the @hallowapp Daniel Fast Prayer Challenge.”

The PARKS AND REC star added that Daniel is his “favorite book in the whole Bible.”

“I love the book of Daniel, between the fires and the lions, it gives me the motivation I need to give up a few comforts in my life for God. Would love for you to join me, download Hallow at hallow.com/chris and kick your new year prayer habit off right 💪🙏” he wrote.

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Several years ago on THE LATE SHOW, Pratt talked about a fast that he underwent that was inspired by Daniel. At the time, Stephen Colbert asked Pratt if he ever felt like he was ever in his own lions’ den.

He said he sometimes feels like that, and when he does, he remembers a quote he heard in church: “If the spotlight that’s shining on you is brighter than the light that comes from within you, it will kill you.” So he always turns to God for answers to tough times.

Pratt opened up about his faith in March last year.

“I’m a father of four. I want to raise my children with an understanding that their dad was unashamed of his faith in Jesus and with a profound understanding of the power of prayer, and the grace and the love and the joy that can come from a relationship with Jesus,” he told The Christian Post.

“… You don’t hear that a lot from people in entertainment, but it’s who I am,” he continued. “I’m not going to hide behind it. A city on a hill cannot be hidden.”

He’s a stronger Christian now, but he’s struggled to maintain his relationship with God throughout his life.

“The first time I walked up to the church altar and got on my knees and cried, I was a child,” he explained. “The next time I did it, I was still a child, I was 19. And then the next time I did it, I was in my 30s.”

“… I’d make promises, but I didn’t keep them,” he added.

Then, his son Jack was born premature.

“He had all of these issues going on,” Pratt recalled. “I prayed hard to God. I was in a season of transition spiritually at that time, and didn’t quite fully understand.”

“I made a deal with God again: ‘I’m sorry, God, here I am again, asking for your grace again.’ And He really saved my son, and that was the moment [my faith] was cemented. My heart softened, and my faith hardened, That was the moment that I was like, ‘Moving forward, I’m going to give my platform to God.’”

Pratt is now actively involved with the Hallow app and shares about his faith regularly on social media and seems to be happier for it.

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