Even a silent thought can become prayer.
Understand what I am meditating on
The psalmist brings even his thoughts to the Lord, widening the reach of prayer inward
This short devotional is about prayer, from Psalms 5:1.
For the choirmaster, to be accompanied by flutes. A Psalm of David. Give ear to my words, O LORD; consider my groaning.
Psalms 5:1
The scene
We are in Jerusalem, a city on the hills of Judah, where the house of God stood.
In Psalm 5, the psalmist begins the prayer like this: “Give ear to my words, O LORD; consider my groaning“. He asks God to hear what he says and also what he still thinks inside.
Then he calls the LORD “my King and my God” and says: “for to You I pray”. In the picture, a harp rests under the moon and the stars, like someone meditating in silence.
Only what we can say well organized counts as prayer.
The psalmist asked God to understand even what he was meditating on. Prayer reaches the Father even without a tidy sentence. Speak to Him however it comes.
In our day
On the bus or while we wash the dishes, what comes is a confused thought, a worry that keeps coming back. It does not always become a sentence.
The psalmist asked God to understand even what he was meditating on. The same God listens to us, and we can hand Him even what has not yet become words, with the confidence of children.
Consolation. The psalmist knows whom he is speaking to: "for to You I pray" (Psalm 5:2).
Our prayer has the right address too: the Father who listens to us. Rejoice and talk with Him unhurried.
Trust. The psalmist knows whom he is speaking to: "for to You I pray" (Psalm 5:2).
Our prayer has the right address too: the Father who listens to us. Rejoice and talk with Him unhurried.
Relief. The psalmist knows whom he is speaking to: "for to You I pray" (Psalm 5:2).
Our prayer has the right address too: the Father who listens to us. Rejoice and talk with Him unhurried.
Insecurity. The psalmist also brought the voice of his cry to God (Psalm 5:2).
You do not need to have everything clear to pray. The Father hears even a cry with no pretty words. Rest in Him and tell Him what weighs on you.
Confusion. The psalmist also brought the voice of his cry to God (Psalm 5:2).
You do not need to have everything clear to pray. The Father hears even a cry with no pretty words. Rest in Him and tell Him what weighs on you.
Weariness. The psalmist also brought the voice of his cry to God (Psalm 5:2).
You do not need to have everything clear to pray. The Father hears even a cry with no pretty words. Rest in Him and tell Him what weighs on you.
Today, when a worry comes to mind, I will hand it to God in one simple sentence, however it comes.
The Father reaches even what we are meditating on.
Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations — Psalms 46:10
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