Country music legend Dolly Parton is in urgent need of prayer right now.
On social media, Parton’s sister, Freida Parton, shared with the world how she had been “up all night praying” for the musician.
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Last night, I was up all night praying for my sister, Dolly. Many of you know she hasn’t been feeling her best lately. I truly believe in the power of prayer, and I have been lead to ask all of the world that loves her to be prayer warriors and pray with me. She’s strong, she’s loved, and with all the prayers being lifted for her, I know in my heart she’s going to be just fine. Godspeed, my sissy Dolly. We all love you!
On Sept. 28, 2025, Parton announced that she was putting her Las Vegas tour on hold due to some health challenges she was dealing with, which would require her to have some procedures done.
“I want the fans and public to hear directly from me that unfortunately, I will need to postpone my upcoming Las Vegas concerts. As many of you know, I have been dealing with some health challenges, and my doctors tell me that I must have a few procedures,” Parton said.
The star continued, stating that she wanted to be at her very best before continuing on with the show.
I am not going to be able to rehearse and put together the show that I want you to see, and the show that you deserve to see. You pay good money to see me perform, and I want to be at my best for you. While I’ll still be able to work on all of my projects from here in Nashville, I just need a little time to get show ready, as they say.
Earlier this year, Parton’s husband, Carl Dean, passed away, who she considered a “God-send” in her life. The couple was together for 60 years.
“I think my husband and my relationship was just really a God-send…God knew I was going to need somebody like him if I was going to be doing all this crazy stuff,” Parton previously stated.
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Parton’s faith has been a huge driving factor of her career. Back in 2023, Parton announced the release of her song, “Don’t Make Me Come Down There,” and how it was given to her through a prophetic dream by the Lord. The star stated that the dream was of God standing on top of a mountain.
“He was standing on a mountain top, looking down on us and in my dream I heard Him say, ‘Don’t make Me have to come down there. My children, you had best beware. If you don’t pay attention, consequences will be dire. Don’t make Me have to come down there.’”
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For Parton, her “faith impacts everything that I do because I do believe that, through God, all things are possible…” she said in 2023. “I always ask God to bless everything that I do and the people that I work with and to bring all the right things and right people into my life and to take the wrong ones out.”
This hope in Christ also comes from Parton’s upbringing, rooting her in Christianity and its message of hope.
“I have a lot of faith, and that’s what gets me through my life; it always has,” she said. “I grew up here in these mountains in a very spiritual family. My grandpa was a preacher. I believe that through God, all things are possible, and that included my creativity and my dreams. It’s just really a fun night to be here seeing another dream come true, and I just thank God for all of it.”
Now, as Parton deals with these health issues, lift her up in prayer believing for God to do a miracle for her and her family.
Abby Trivett is a writer and editor for Charisma Media and has a passion for sharing the gospel through the written word. She holds two degrees from Regent University, a B.A. in Communication with a concentration in Journalism and a Master of Arts in Journalism. She is the author of the upcoming book, The Power of Suddenly: Discover How God Can Change Everything in a Moment.
