August 14, 2025

I am one of those people who find the water to be soothing to my soul, and the beach is my happy place. When there, I take an hour-long walk every day, which ends up being about two miles; I’m not a fast walker, I mosey along. After the fog clears in my brain, the words of gratefulness begin to flow, and my heart is laid open to God. Sometimes I repeat songs and prayers, but mostly, whatever thoughts come into my mind come out of my mouth as I release my cares to Him. It’s okay to repeat prayers, just not vainly as a way to be seen. Jesus gave us the perfect prayer to repeat in The Lord’s Prayer from Matthew 6, and I repeat it daily as a part of my prayer time. The reason I mention repetitive prayer is that Psalms 70 is a prayer repeated by David from Psalms 40; it is a duplicate of the last five verses. Sometimes, if you cannot find the words, God will remind you of something you’ve prayed for in the past. Here, David asks God to answer him quickly; we can all relate to wanting our prayers answered quickly, but we know that everything works out in God’s timing and not before. We must also remember that when we are having a hard time finding the right words to pray, the Holy Spirit can interpret our groaning. God makes loving and talking to Him easy. Relax, He hears your heart.

But I am poor and needy: make haste unto me, O God: thou art my help and my deliverer; O LORD, make no tarrying. Psalms 70:5