Lord, Teach Us How To Pray...

For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, 

Rom.8:26

Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. 

For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, 

but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us 

with groanings which cannot be uttered.

Isa.49:15-16

Can a mother forget the baby at her breast
    and have no compassion on the child she has borne?
Though she may forget, I will not forget you!
See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands;...

Part 2 of the devotion shared yesterday

(Part 1 at the bottom of this post)

Lord, teach us how to pray

To pour our hearts to Thee

Not with easy eloquence, nay

But with humility

Lord, let the fellowship

Twixt branches and the Vine

Be more than sentiment of lip

But worship’s blood-red wine

Lord, teach us to repent

Beneath love’s pruning hook

Until the whole of Self is spent

And each idol forsook

A secret stutter braved

Thou Lord, wilt understand

Thy remembrance of us engraved

In the palm of Thy hand

Better a wordless groan

For Thee to intercede

Than hollow phrases we intone

Lord, Thou knowest our need

…for You behold the heart

Nothing is hid from Thee

The broken and the stubborn part

Unveiled in clarity

How great Thou art, oh Lord

Faithful in every way

Equip us with Thy Spirit’s Sword

And teach us how to pray

Our Father in Heaven

Hallowed be Thy Name

Then teach Thy child by grace forgiv’n

Salvation to proclaim

Lord, convict us of sin

Lord, comfort our grief

Lord, let Thy Word calm storms within

And guard 'gainst unbelief

In Thy Name we pray,

Amen

Janet Martin

Part 1