The Best Prayer

And the best prayer ... bursts freely forth from the heart to God, when urgency and need put the words into the mouth. Yea, a prayer acceptable unto God can be uttered without words, through the fervent silent cry of the soul, in sighs, longings and groanings of the heart ...
(Ephraim Pretorius)
21 July 2013

Shooting An Arrow

There are times when the urgency is real, and we act, perhaps shooting an arrow prayer to God, such as "Lord please guide me quickly." (Harry and Emily Griffith, This Love We Share, 21 March) 1 April 2013