Pray continually (1 Thessalonians 5:17; NIV).
In prayer,
We peel away our masks,
Revealing all the dread
We try to hide.
In prayer,
We loosen up our minds,
Disclosing all the thoughts
We keep inside.
In prayer,
We open up our hearts,
Releasing the emotions
We conceal.
In prayer,
We set our spirits free,
Exposing all our wounds
For you to heal.
He heals the brokenhearted and bandages their wounds (Psalm 147:3; NLT).
Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will depart. The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away; may the name of the LORD be praised (Job 1:21; NIV).
Before a word is on my tongue you, LORD, know it completely (Psalm 139:4; NIV).
Spend some time with God in silence,
Naked, as when you were born.
God will know if you are grieving,
Hurt, repentant, or forlorn.
Spend some time with God in stillness,
Naked, as you are each day.
God will know if you are struggling,
Or if you have lost your way.
Spend some time with God in private,
Naked, as you always are.
God will know if you are damaged,
Seeing every wound and scar.
Spend some time with God in darkness,
Naked, as the day you’ll die.
God will know your pain and anguish,
And will hear the Spirit’s sigh.
The Spirit helps us in our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with sighs too deep for words. And he who searches the hearts of men knows what is in the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God (Romans 8:26-7; RSV).
References
Be silent before the LORD, all humanity (Zechariah 2:13; NLT).
Be still in the presence of the LORD (Psalm 37:7; NLT).
When you pray, go into your private room, shut your door, and pray to your Father (Matthew 6:6; CSB).
Moses went into the darkness where God was (Exodus 20:21; BES).
The LORD sees every heart and knows every plan and thought (1 Chronicles 28:9; NLT).
You are the temple of the living God (Luke 17:21; NKJV).
Christ lives within you (Romans 8:10; NLT).
Don’t you realise that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who lives in you? (1 Corinthians 3:18; NLT).