A Prayer about God Hearing Our Prayers

Loving Father,

We confess, sometimes we wonder 

if you hear our prayers. 

Thank you for giving us the words of your Word, 

other travelers voicing our questions, 

“Why, Lord, do you stand far off? 

Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?” (Psalm 10:1) 

“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” (Matthew 27:46). 

In days of doubt, 

remind us that you have not rejected our prayers 

or withheld your love from us (Psalm 66:20). 

Remind us of the many awesome deeds you have done:

You “turned the sea into dry land; 

they passed through the river on foot” (Psalm 66:6).

You have “kept our soul among the living 

and has not let our feet slip” (Psalm 66:9). 

Most of all, you allowed your Son to be forsaken 

that we might never be forsaken again (Matthew 27:46). 

Because of your great mercy, 

we join the Psalmist in singing your praise,

“But truly God has listened; 

he has attended to the voice of my prayer” (Psalm 66:19).

Read Psalm 66.