"There is salvation in no one else,
for there is no other name under heaven given
among mortals by which
we must be saved.”
~Acts 4:12
Sighs Are Heard on High Too
What a gift of grace it is to know that when words aren't forthcoming we needn't feel inadequate. God understands and interprets our sighing prayers as tenderly as our words.
I thought about giving a modern spin to Spurgeon's words above, written in the late 1800's, but they seemed to me too lovely to change.
Give ear to my words, O Lord;
give heed to my sighing.
give heed to my sighing.
~Psalm 5:1 (NRSV)
Once upon a time, my first thought in the morning...straight out of bed...was what cereal I was going to have that day. Nowadays, I try to pray before I get out of bed and then make a scramble for coffee and my favorite morning spot so I can read my Bible and morning devotions. I emphasize "try" because it is a daily discipline and many times I fail.
But when I do follow my morning joy, starting off with prayer, time spent reading the Bible, and asking God to keep me on his path, truly, there's no better feeling.
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