How to Pray When You Don't Know What to Say
How to Pray When You Don't Know What to Say Hello everyone. It's been a little while. Life, as it often does, got incredibly full over the past few months. There were days filled with the familiar sounds of life here, the distant hum of generators, the joyful noise of children playing after school, the heavy patter of rain on the roof during a downpour. And in the midst of all that noise, my own inner world went quiet. Too quiet. My morning devotions, which used to be the anchor of my day, started to feel hard. The words on the page felt distant, and finding the energy to connect felt like a chore. This struggle came to a head one evening, after a particularly draining day, when I knelt by my bed to pray, a moment of connection I’ve always cherished. But on this night, nothing came. I opened my mouth, but the words were gone. All I could feel was the weight of my exhaustion and a confusing emptiness where my prayers used to be. Have you ever felt that way? In that m...