ANCIENT PRAYERS AND PRAYERS OF THE HEART

As an Anglican, I use The Book of Common Prayer at different times when I pray. Now there are times I pray just from the heart as moved upon by the Holy Spirit. Now there have been moments where I had no words to pray and I groaned or sighed and just sat or kneeled in place waiting upon the Lord.

Romans 8:26-27 Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness, for we do not know to pray as we ought, but that very Spirit intercedes with groanings too deep for words. 27. And God, who searches hearts, knows what is the mind of the Spirit because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.

Some of my most powerful prayers have been without words but silence before the all sovereign God the Father.

Isaiah 40:31 but those who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.

Other times I use the beautiful ancient prayers of the Holy Bible and some of the great saints of church history and pray those prayers and it leads me to a spirit of being able to pray from my heart.

I find as I am getting older that I have more prayers of thankfulness and sharing with my Heavenly Father my perspectives on life. I also have more prayers of sorrow with the missing of loved ones long passed and great disappointments in different areas of my life and people who have crossed my lives path. Yes I still have prayers of help, help! But not as much I as when I was younger and still trying to figure out life and all it's complexitys.

What awes me the most is trying to comprehend why the Great Creator of the universe would want to hear from me. Secondly, when Heavenly Father answers my prayers I just think to myself... WOW! This sinner and saint loves the Lord and I ask the Lord everyday to forgive me of my wrong doings in thought, word, and deed.

I leave you this thoughtful and rich prayer from The Book of Common Prayer:

Almighty God, you proclaim your truth in every age by many voices: Direct, in our time, we pray, those who speak where many listen and write what many read; that they may do their part in making the heart of this people wise, its mind sound, and its will righteous; to the honor of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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