Jan 12 2008
Meditations- January 12, 2008
Scripture: We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express. Romans 8:26
Prayer: Please help me to understand these words.
Response: Let me begin. Indeed, there are times, perhaps at different stages in your life when you find it difficult to pray, or events that surround you are simply too difficult to understand. You wonder about what is this life experience all about. For you it is truly not about things and stuff, but the real meaning seems to escape you.
Not only do you realize that there is not much you can control though you might have some small influence. It is at times like this, however, frequent or infrequent, that I am there to influence you, prod you, counsel you, console you, support you.And how do I do it, if it is the right word? I read the deepest recesses of your heart and give voice to that unspoken yearning in a holy groan.
What an expression, but digest its meaning. I give voice to your deepest sentiments of love that are blocked from expression as your mind seeks a rational explanation to the events in your life.I am the groan that you utter when no one else is around and you sit in loneliness, or walk along a deserted beach at sunrise, or seek to capture on a page a mystery of life that eludes you.Understand most clearly that not only are your prayers answered but that I even stir those prayers within you.
All for this morning.
