praying always
There are prayers that God hears
That may not even noticed
by the prayer –
The eyes lifted in awe to a sunset.
The beach comber picking up tiny rocks as she grieves huge losses.
The deep breath before entering the office of the abusive, power-hungry boss.
The smell of your first cup of coffee.
The watery laughter through brimming tears of the overwhelmed new mother.
The patience of the store clerk doing his best with the impatient standing in line.
The open smiles of the people who know the secret of choosing to live life well.
The accomplished weariness at the end of a good days work with a friend.
The ride to home after 17 years of waiting.
The beautiful silence of a couple sitting together holding hands.
Candles burning in the darkness their shadows dancing on the walls.
The smell of an old library.
The many tastes of freedom.
Sharing gifts with others because you know there is ALWAYS enough.
Finding something special on the sidewalk.
The list never ends –
It’s why we are told to pray continually –
Keep naming.
Stay aware.
Living as if everything is the miracle that it truly is –
Everything is grace.
Our world is the spoken word of God,
we breathe the very breath of God, which brought us to life,
and, as God said,
It is very good.
AL 2/18/14
My soul, wait silently for God alone, for my expectation is from him. Psalm 62:5
Our prayers lay the track down on which God’s power can come.
– Watchman Nee
life: acoustic & amplified 
Words crafted so well. And it funny how some stand out in front of the others. For me “”the beautiful silence of a couple sitting together holding hands”. Feeling the communicating beyond words. And the “smell of an old library”… the smell of words, thoughts, emotions, passions, mistakes, forgiving and being forgiven… all that any of us experience previously written by others who wanted to share just as we do.