The Mystery Of Prayer

THE MYSTERY OF PRAYER

by HELEN STEINER RICE



BEYOND THAT WHICH WORDS CAN INTERPRET
OR THEOLOGY CAN EXPLAIN
THE SOUL FEELS A "SHOWER OF REFRESHMENT"
THAT FALLS LIKE THE GENTLE RAIN
ON HEARTS THAT ARE PARCHED WITH PROBLEMS
AND ARE SEARCHING TO FIND THE WAY
TO SOMEHOW ATTRACT GOD'S ATTENTION
THROUGH WELL-CHOSEN WORDS AS THEY PRAY,
NOT KNOWING THAT GOD IN HIS WISDOM
CAN SENSE ALL MAN'S WORRY AND WOE
FOR THERE IS NOTHING MAN CAN CONCEAL
THAT GOD DOES NOT ALREADY KNOW
SO KNEEL IN PRAYER IN HIS PRESENCE
AND YOU'LL FIND NO NEED TO SPEAK
FOR SOFTLY IN SILENT COMMUNION
GOD GRANTS YOU THE PEACE THAT YOU SEEK.









I CALL TO YOU FROM THE ENDS OF THE EARTH
WHEN I AM AFRAID.
CARRY ME AWAY TO A HIGH MOUNTAIN.



PSALM 61:2
NCV



BUT WHEN I AM AFRAID,
I PUT MY TRUST IN YOU.
O GOD, I PRAISE YOUR WORD.
I TRUST IN GOD, SO WHY SHOULD I BE AFRAID?
WHAT CAN MERE MORTALS DO TO ME?



PSALM 56:3-4
NLT



YOU WILL NOT BE AFRAID OF
THE TERROR BY NIGHT, OR OF THE
ARROW THAT FLIES BY DAY.



PSALM 91:5
NAS



YEA, THOUGH I WALK THROUGH THE VALLEY OF THE
SHADOW OF DEATH, I WILL FEAR NO EVIL:
FOR THOU ART WITH ME; THY ROD AND
THY STAFF THEY COMFORT ME.



PSALM 23:4
KJV



I WILL SAY OF THE LORD, "HE IS MY
REFUGE AND MY FORTRESS;
MY GOD, IN HIM I WILL TRUST."



PSALM 91:2
NKJV



PROTECT ME, O GOD,
BECAUSE I TAKE REFUGE IN YOU.



PSALM 16:1
GOD'S WORD



LORD MY GOD,
I TRUST IN YOU FOR PROTECTION.
SAVE ME AND RESCUE ME
FROM THOSE WHO ARE CHASING ME.



PSALM 7:1
NCV



FOR THE WICKED WILL BE DESTROYED,
BUT THOSE WHO TRUST IN THE LORD
WILL POSSESS THE LAND.



PSALM 37:9
NLT



O MY STRENGTH,
I WILL SING PRAISES TO YOU,
FOR YOU, O GOD, ARE MY FORTRESS,
THE GOD WHO SHOWS ME
STEADFAST LOVE.



PSALM 59:17
NRSV