Prayer Doesn't Change Things

 

He lifted up his eyes

          and looked,

and behold......

         Genesis 18. 2

(Praying to God

empowers us to look up

   beyond our circumstances

as we seek Him.

Praying is knowing that

there is something more,

    and that is God.

Praying is a way of speaking,

listening and responding,

laying out before God

   our concerns and joys.

God reveals Himself,

sometimes in unexpected

     and unlikely ways.

"Where did that come from?"

"I never thought of that before."

Through prayer,

God enlarges our vision,

        softens our hearts,

   and strengthens our hands

to see, approach

       and navigate differently

  whatever is before us.

Prayer doesn't change God.

Prayer doesn't change things.

Prayer changes us.)

O LORD,

We can pray to You.

That is marvelous and amazing.

We can come before You,

       O Almighty One,

sit with You,

walk with You,

cry out or rejoice,

pour out our hearts,

   because You listen.

We traverse the known

     and unknown

with a fresh heart

    and a deeper vision

because we have

   spent time with You.

We look up to You

      and behold.