During the opening prayer at church this past weekend the sound system kept cutting in and out. Sometimes we could hear what the man leading us in prayer was saying. Sometimes we couldn’t. I could only make out half of what the guy was saying. It was all a bit distracting, but it didn’t rattle him. He simply kept on praying.

As disjointed as his prayer sounded, it occurred to me that none of it fazed God. Thankfully, a working microphone isn’t necessary for Him to hear us when we pray.

Whether we are using technology, crying out in a loud voice, or silently praying in our hearts, we can claim the same assurance David expressed in Psalm 4, “The Lord will hear when I call to him” (NIV).

It sure is good to be heard.

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2 Responses to “good to be heard”

1. leigh says:

   March 13, 2009 at 7:50 am

   This reminded me about that story about one of the presidents (I think maybe Johnson?) who invited people for dinner and asked somebody to pray before the meal . When the man began praying, the president asked him to speak up and the guy said, “I wasn’t talking to YOU Mr. President.”
   That said, people do need to talk loud enough for others to hear them! Part of public prayer is communicating TO God but part of it is communicating ABOUT God………

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2. Sean says:

   March 27, 2009 at 1:50 pm

   It’s great to know that God hears us and that our prayers do matter to Him!

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