Sometimes it's hard to know what we should pray for. Even when we pray for the desperately ill person to get well, we may at the same time be praying that her or his suffering may soon end and new life with God begin. Faced with difficult decisions, our prayer may ultimately be, "Your will be done, Lord." The Bible notes, too, that there are prayers that are really too deep for words. They are more like sighs -- sighs of relief or sorrow or hope or desperation. The apostle Paul affirms that even when the follower of Christ can't find words to express prayer concerns and needs, the Holy Spirit does the praying for us!
Research suggests that many people pray in some fashion. But the assurance of the Spirit's praying in our behalf is available only to those who have acccepted the love and grace of God in Christ. Our God hears the inarticulate prayer of disciples, but I'm convinced God hears it better the closer we are to Jesus.
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