August 29: I cried unto God with my voice, even unto God with my voice; and he gave ear unto me. Psa. 77:1

Our prayers need not be long—or vain repetitions of the same thing, since we are not heard for our much speaking. In few and simple words, we can make known our wants as far as we can estimate them; but God has so much more to tell us than we have to tell him. Let him speak, much and long and often—through his WORD. "Sanctify them through thy truth, thy word is truth," was Jesus' prayer, and his admonition, "Search the Scriptures for these are they that testify of me." So will we learn to delight ourselves in God's Law; it will be our meditation by night and by day. So also will he work in us to will and to do of his good pleasure. R317