PRAYER FOR TODAY - August 19, 2013 (Asking God To Help Us Fully Understand How To Commune With Him)

Sometimes it is hard to pray.   Hard to articulate the right words that you feel you should say.   But we have to get to the point where we understand that prayer is communion with God.   When you commune with someone ... you spend time with them.   Sometimes you don't say a word when you commune with them.   Sometimes they do all the talking.   Sometimes you just cry out and let the other person wrap their arms around you to comfort you.    Think about the word community.   It comes from the word commune.   When you commune with someone ... you dwell with them.    You become sensitive and aware of their presence.   You are comfortable with them to the point that your communication with them is an intimate exchange.   

Father today we come to you asking that you help us to stay in a place of communion with you.  Father help us to understand it is not all about what we say.   Sometimes it is just about spending time with you.   Letting everything else go so that we can get in a place where we are community totally and completely with you.   Father help us to understand the importance of prayer.   The importance of not just telling you what we need but the importance of waiting on you for direction.   We love you Lord.  We commit totally and completely to you.   Help us to fully know and understand how to commune with you.   In Jesus name we do pray.  Amen.