November 10, 2021

“The Spirit helps us in our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we ought, but that very Spirit intercedes with sighs too deep for words.” (Romans 8:26)

This is one of the great promises of the God who actually understands us. He is the God who really gets us. How often do you not know how to pray as you ought? Despite your efforts and intentions to pray, your brain addles and swirls and before you know it you are looking at your phone or tallying up the tasks of the day.

God’s Spirit helps us, intercedes for us – basically prays in our stead. Just as Jesus lived and died in our stead. The substitutionary work of God continues, thankfully, even today.

The Spirit will even pray this prayer for you today!

“Almighty God, to whom our needs are known before we ask: Help us to ask only what accords with your will, and those good things which we dare not, or in our blindness cannot ask, grant us for the sake of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.” (Collect at the Prayers – BCP p. 394)