Emphasis Preaching Journal

A friend told me of a perfect prayer he'd heard. His congregation was experiencing strife. The pastor was praying about it in a meeting and just groaned. That was the simplest, deepest, clearest prayer my friend ever heard. Paul calls it, "sighs too deep for words." It's a groan that God understands, as a family understands each other's moans and mutters. When our thoughts are confused within us and our words are gibberish to others, God understands us perfectly.