Message: He does our praying in and for us, making prayer out of our wordless sighs, our aching groans. Romans 8:26 He doesn’t even need words from us. Just a sigh, a tear, or a whimper. He knows. What an amazing resource we have in a God who already understands our whole history, our intricate emotional fabric, our every inner thought. We don’t have to explain anything. It’s like having a Super Therapist—or as the Bible puts it, a “Wonderful Counselor” (Isaiah 9:6). I am so grateful that God can take what I bring—my mixed motives, misery, and miscellaneous mishigas—and fashion it into prayer.
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As one of those whose favorite verse is Romans 8:26, I really appreciate Savannah's evocative definition of prayer and intentional relationship-building with God.
