I am clumsy. I fall up the stairs, down off my bike, trip over my dog who lays in the same place in the kitchen. I am not graceful.
I feel that way with God sometimes too. I don't know how to pray. What is too menial for Him? What is too demanding, too selfish? I want to communicate with him. Should I use the prayer books? They are filled with beautiful prayers written by people who are/were surely nearer to God than I am!
Paul tells me... The Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express. Rom 8:26
Dear Lord, help me to trust in You, communicate with You, for you already know me in my coming and going. Amen
I love this post, and left a comment several days ago--but forgot to press "publish!" Guess that was my own clumsiness!
ReplyDeleteI love the prayerbook prayers-- they are so eloquent and wise! But I also admire our evangelical friends who pray over anything and everything. I guess there is room for both types, And so good to remember that the Spirit does intercede for us, beyond words!