Book dedication examples for God
A dedication to God works best when it says, in your own words, what faith gave you while you wrote: strength, patience, and a reason to finish. Below are examples sorted by tone, for devotionals, memoirs, and fiction alike. Choose one to see it on the page, or write your own.
By the Proselis team · Updated
Short dedications to God
For God, first and always.
To the glory of God.
For the One who gave me the words.
To God, with a grateful heart.
For my Creator.
Grateful dedications to God
For God, who gave me the words when I had none.
To God, who carried me through the hardest chapters of my life and the hardest chapters of this book.
For the Lord, whose faithfulness wrote the best parts of my story.
To God, who never let me quit, even when I tried.
For my Creator, who made me a storyteller and then gave me a story to tell.
Personal dedications to God
For God. Every page of this book is a prayer of thanks.
To God, who heard every 3 a.m. prayer that this book would get finished.
For the God who met me at my kitchen table every morning, before the words came.
To God and to the faith my grandmother passed down to me.
Dedications to God and your family
These pair your faith with the people who shared it.
For God, who gave me this story, and for my husband, who gave me the time to write it.
To God and to my parents, who taught me to pray and to read in the same house.
How do you write a dedication to God?
Say what your faith did for the book in your own words, the way you would say it in prayer. A short line of thanks is enough, and readers of faith-based books often find it moving. If you name a person alongside God, give each a clause so neither feels like an afterthought.
Can a novel or memoir be dedicated to God?
Yes. A dedication to God fits any book that faith carried you through, not only devotionals and Bible studies. Keep the tone of the dedication close to the tone of the book so readers aren’t surprised by it.
Where does the dedication go?
In a printed book, the dedication gets its own right-hand page after the copyright page, usually centered about a third of the way down. Some books share that page with the epigraph. In an ebook, it comes right after the copyright page.
How long should a dedication be?
Most are one or two lines. Anything longer usually belongs in the acknowledgments at the back, where you can thank everyone by name.
Questions
Should I include a scripture verse in my dedication?
You can, but many authors put a verse in the epigraph instead, on its own page after the dedication. If you quote a modern translation, check whether its publisher asks for a credit on the copyright page.
Is it “To God” or “For God”?
Both are common. “To the glory of God” has a formal, traditional sound, while “For God” feels closer and more personal.
Can I dedicate a book to more than one person?
Yes. Name them together, as in “For Maya and Leo,” or give each person a line. If the list grows past three or four names, move your thanks to the acknowledgments.
Do I have to include a dedication?
No. Many books have none. Leave it out if nobody comes to mind, because a forced dedication shows.
Should the dedication be in italics?
It’s common but not required. Most dedications are centered and set in italic or small type so they stand apart from the text.
Give your dedication its own page
Proselis has a dedication page ready in its Front Matter menu, so your dedication lands in the right place in your EPUB and print PDF. Writing is free. Publishing a book as an EPUB and a print-ready PDF is a one-time $20.