Nothing
Not
One
Thing
No prayer words
no requests
no thoughts
only breath
Inhale….
silence
Exhale…
silence
Deep gray skies
turn pink and blue
light overcomes darkness
Mercy ushers in the day.
And the Lord said, “I will cause all my goodness to pass in front of you, and I will proclaim my name, the Lord, in your presence. I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.
Exodus 33:19 NIV
Showing up.
Breathing in and out.
Watching the sun rise.
Five years ago, when our home became a heap of ashes, this was all the prayer I could muster. Here, in this wilderness season, I find myself doing the same. Only this time I’m not questioning it. I don’t wonder if I’m connecting with God or doing it right. I’ve learned prayer is so much more than words.
Oh friend, don’t despair if you awake in the wilderness before dawn and have no words to pray. It’s okay… really it is. For God knows your heart, the deepest desires hidden away within, and you don’t need words to make them clear.
God knows. Trust me…
he knows.
And the Holy Spirit helps us in our weakness. For example, we don’t know what God wants us to pray for. But the Holy Spirit prays for us with groanings that cannot be expressed in words. And the Father who knows all hearts knows what the Spirit is saying, for the Spirit pleads for us believers in harmony with God’s own will. And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them. For God knew his people in advance, and he chose them to become like his Son, so that his Son would be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters. And having chosen them, he called them to come to him. And having called them, he gave them right standing with himself. And having given them right standing, he gave them his glory.
Romans 8:26-30 NLT
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