Lots of reasons. But here's one: because otherwise I couldn't care less.
Think about it: God knows everything, past, present and future. So God does not need prayer. But if I don't talk about things, if I don't articulate the germ of a feeling or a thought, it will be lost in the nothingness of noise. Sometimes an emotion can be so strong that I just have to burst out in prayer. But more often I'm so numbed that I've forgotten to feel, and so neglect to pray. The poverty that surrounds me, the corruption and crime, and salacious media the pervades our existence - I'm so numbed to the reality of what it all means that I forget to pray. I need to articulate it to God; because when I put words to what's dying inside, I give new life to what's really important. God knows it already, but he wants me to talk about it, because it's important and needs to be talked about. Until I talk (pray) about it I will suppress it, and then I fail to live truth to the world, and fail to hear God's heart. When I hear and see hurt, I need to pray so I can feel and know.
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Probably the best therapy is to express yourself. Why do you think psychiatrists make you lie on the couch and talk, while all they do is murmur "hmmm", "uhuh", or "go on"? Archives
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