How many of us have recited the Lord’s Prayer during a church service without giving it a thought? How many of us have even considered the language we use? It is a certainty that Jesus didn’t teach his followers the Lord’s Prayer in English, Spanish, French, or any of the other languages in the world today. But, we’re talking about God here. Certainly, the Creator can communicate in all languages.
What we are even more likely to overlook is the most common language we use in most prayers. It is a language that is universal to all nationalities. It is a language no tongue has uttered, no lips have ever pronounced. It is the language we unconsciously use in our every silent prayer.
It is the language of thought.
Every word we speak, regardless of language, has a counterpart in the form of some mental image. Even those words that convey an emotion or non-physical concept have some type of image in our mental dictionary.
There is an ongoing human effort to master the ability to communicate by mental telepathy. If we step back a moment, we realize that our silent prayers are exactly that – mental telepathy with God. While we may offer our prayers in words and sentences in our minds, it is the images that those words represent that we are “transmitting” to God in that universal language.
So, how do we persuade God to put our plea to the top of His list?
The Bible is riddled with messages that promote loving God with all your heart, mind, and soul. If we apply our logic filter to these instructions, we might conclude that the emotion of love contains the power we need to employ. Most of us have experienced that power in our relationships with those in our closest circle. Whether it be a spouse, child, parent, or special friend or family member, we have had the opportunity to feel the power of the passion of real love.
If we are disappointed by God’s response to our prayer, perhaps it is because we have failed to cultivate that loving relationship with our creator.
The passion of desperation may not be sufficient if we haven’t established a foundation of loving gratitude beforehand.
Perhaps the place to start is by recognizing all the blessings we already possess and expressing our appreciation and love for the source. That is the language God may hear loud and clear.