Turning Self-Talk to God-Talk

We do a lot of talking. We don't just talk a lot to others, we talk a lot to ourselves. Sometimes it's out loud but more often it is not. Every time we face a difficult situation, when we are trying to pick which line in the grocery store to get in, and with every decision we face we spend a lot of time talking to ourselves. When we worry we are talking. When we delight we are talking. When we dream we are talking. Listen to what Frederick Buechner says about prayer.

Everybody prays whether [he/she] thinks of it as praying or not. The odd silence you fall into when something very beautiful is happening or something very good or bad. The ah-h-h! that sometimes floats up out of you as out of a Fourth of July crowd when the sky-rocket bursts over the water. The stammer of pain at somebody else’s pain. The stammer of joy at somebody else’s joy. Whatever words or sounds you use for sighing with over your own life. These are all prayers in their way.

Listening to Your Life, by Frederick Buechner

Try being mindful of a God who loves to hear us talk to Him. To discuss with Him your fears, failures, and successes. Try turning your self talk to God talk for your community. For the community along with you to sense God's presence all around you and move through all of your lives.

Try talking (praying) today.