Silent Prayers

[MIRIAM JACOB]

SILENT PRAYERS


God, as I come before You,

Sometimes I can’t find the words to say

I can only manage a silent prayer

In the form of tears, falling down my face



They tell You how I feel, even though

No words are expressed

You know, my thoughts, my pain

And the hurts, which I have suppressed



As my silent prayer is offered, You catch

Each and every tear

You comfort my breaking heart

And soothe my doubts and fears



You understand each word, even though

I don’t speak at all

You answer the silent prayers

And store them in a bottle,

You don’t miss one tear that falls



Words escape me, when the trial places

Me in a furnace of extreme heat

And all I can do, sometimes

Is allow my tears to speak to You,

As they splash upon Your nail scared feet



As I bow before You

And just let my tears pour from my soul

You catch them, and consider them

Priceless, like precious jewels

And more valuable than gold



For when I offer You, a silent prayer

My heart is laid before You, as I pray

And the tears allow my heart to be molded

Because the tears, will soften the clay



I don’t always need to give You words

For my prayers to be heard

You hear the silent prayer, in the form

Of tears falling down my face

And You catch each tear, as if

They were diamonds

In Your nail pierced hands of Grace

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(C) K. A. GRAAF
BellaRoses Garden
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