Dear Beloved,

How do you like to pray? Standing, sitting, kneeling, moving….in a chair or on the floor…. out loud or in your heart…in the car or in the shower…singing or whispering…at a school desk or behind a register…with a prayer or poem written by someone known or unknown…in a lab or in a board room…with tears or with laughter….

What a beautiful gift that God hears us no matter where we are, no matter what we say, no matter the tone of our voice or the length of our silence….

Sometimes we are afraid to pray. Sometimes we hurt too much to find words. Sometimes we are so excited that the words flow so quickly they wouldn’t make sense to others… God listens. God knows. God understands. God responds even when we don’t feel it.

We do not have to fear. We are lifted by a cloud of witnesses. The Spirit intercedes for us!

The Lord has heard my supplication;
the Lord accepts my prayer.

Psalm 6:9