Sunday, August 12, 2012

"Prayer is made up of heart throbs"

So I realize I haven't posted since I got back from my mission in May, and there's plenty to say, but I just had a quick thought to share tonight. I was reading in 'Jesus the Christ' by James E. Talmage, and Talmage explained prayer in just a beautiful way. So I wanted to share with someone, so why not the internet.

 "It is well to know that prayer is not compounded of words, words that may fail to express what one desires to say, words that so often cloak inconsistencies, words that may have no deeper source than the physical organs of speech, words that may be spoken to impress mortal ears. The dumb may pray, and that too with the eloquence that prevails in heaven. Prayer is made up of heart throbs and the righteous yearnings of the soul, of supplication based on the realization of need, of contrition and pure desire."