After Savannah Guthrie asked for prayers amid the ongoing search for her mother, her fellow "TODAY" co-anchors on Wednesday honored their colleague's faith.
"All of her friends are rallying, and know that the way that we can help her is to pray," Jenna Bush Hager said after a segment about the Guthrie family's faith. "Her faith leads us, and Nancy leads us as well."
On Monday night, less than 48 hours after authorities believe Nancy Guthrie was abducted from her Arizona home, Savannah Guthrie shared a message on Instagram asking to "please pray."
Her comments have resonated nationwide as local and federal authorities continue to search for her 84-year-old mother, who was reported missing on Sunday afternoon from her home outside of Tucson after she did not show up at church.
"We believe in prayer. We believe in voices raised in unison, in love, in hope. We believe in goodness. We believe in humanity. Above all, we believe in Him," Savannah wrote in a caption.
On Wednesday, several of Guthrie's co-hosts reflected on her "message of prayer," including Bush Hager, who revealed that she used to attend church with Savannah Guthrie. Craig Melvin noted that over the last few days, people have "come out of the woodwork" to share they are praying for the Guthries -- something he said "Savannah and the family needs to hear."
"My pastor used to have this saying years ago," he added. "He's like it's easy to be faithful when things are going well in your life. It's easy to be faithful when you're at the mountain top; but the God of the mountain is the God of the valley."
Co-host Carson Daly added, "It's easy to be pessimistic and negative at a time like this, but I feel like you have the same option to still think about a positive outcome. I know these hours and days goes by, that feels harder, but we still have that ability. You know, through our faith, think let's get Nancy home."
No suspects have been identified in the investigation that now involves the FBI. The sheriff's department believes Guthrie -- who has limited mobility and has no cognitive issues -- was taken "possibly in the middle of the night, and that includes possible kidnapping or abduction."
"Thank you for lifting your prayers with ours for our beloved mom, our dearest Nancy, a woman of deep conviction, a good and faithful servant. Raise your prayers with us and believe with us that she will be lifted by them in this very moment," Savannah Guthrie added in her Instagram post Monday. "We need you."
In early 2024, Savannah Guthrie published a memoir, "Mostly What God Does: Reflections on Seeking and Finding His Love Everywhere."
Loyal viewers of the "TODAY" show have previously heard Savannah Guthrie speak about her mother and their shared faith, saying in 2023 that "the greatest gift my mother gave me was faith and belief in God. It changed my whole life."
The family, in which Savannah Guthrie was one of three, was raised to have deep convictions and faith. That belief proved crucial after Savannah Guthrie's father, Charles, died when she was 16.
"I remember being asked by friends, 'How can you still believe?' And I remember saying, 'Oh, no. This is when I need Him the most. I can't lose my dad and lose God at the same time,'" Savannah Guthrie said on air in 2024.
During a tribute to her mother on her 80th birthday, Savannah Guthrie called her mother a "woman of great faith" and described her as an inspiration. The inspiration continued to Savannah Guthrie's own children, as she previously said on air that she believes it is her "job to tell my kids about the God that I know, but then God has to do the rest when they grow up, it's theirs to choose."