intimate prayer

“Prayer is like love. Words pour at first. Then we are more silent and can communicate in monosyllables. In difficulties, a gesture is enough, a word or nothing at all ~ love is enough. Thus the time comes when words are superfluous…The soul converses with God with a single loving glance . . . ”

Carlo Carretto

Continuing our conversation on prayer from yesterday, I love this quote. I think it speaks of a deep, intimate relationship with God, one in which words are not always necessary, in fact, are rarely necessary. We, because we dwell close to the heart of God and are listening for His voice, do not need many words to express how we feel. The silence may say all we need as our spirit interacts with the Holy Spirit.

Today, consider just being with God in silence for your prayer time. Lift the time up to him and just ‘be’.

Grace and peace,
Deb