Prayer

We speak. God listens. God speaks. We listen. And that is prayer . . . a conversation with the Almighty God, who has extended the invitation to us. Throughout Scripture, He invites us to pray with the sure promise of His listening ear. That alone is amazing! That God wants to hear from us should astonish us. That we can address Him as Our Father, our Abba Daddy, should cause deep rejoicing in our spirits. God, Creator of the heavens, wants to hear my little voice! "Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless His holy name." How do we speak to the Almighty, who delights to hear our prayers? Well, we begin with speaking our hearts and anything in them. God is not offended; He knows us fully anyway, and remembers that we are dust. Jesus has also shown us, as have the Psalmists, and the hymn-writers, poets, and Puritans. We have many prayers at our disposal when words fail us and we need help. And tomorrow I will share with you the Collect form, a very helpful tool for cloaking all our requests in God's goodness and glory. Praise God that we worship a God who loves dialoguing with His people, and glory to Him in the highest.