In recent years, distant (remote) intercessory prayer has been put up against the scientific method of research. Studies are few, variable, and tend to be nongeneralizable. Lack of construct validity of the variable prayer is one of the weaknesses that opens up the research to valid critique and scrutiny. The belief that research in this field is going to continue regardless of the current weaknesses within studies suggested a need for standardization. This project attempts to standardize the variable, prayer. An examination is made of studies performed and commentaries published within the last ten years. A detailed review and cross-comparison of prayer types is made. A recommended standard is drawn from this analysis. Appended are: (1) Prayer Construct Across Studies: Intercessors; (2) Prayer Construct Across Studies: Type of Prayer; (3) Prayer Construct Across Studies: Dosing; (4) Prayer Construct Across Studies: Information Given to Subjects; (5) Prayer Construct Across Studies: Information Given to Intercessors; and (6) Prayer Construct Guideline and Options for Studies on Distant Intercessory Prayer.