Wordless Groans

Have you ever been in a situation where you have no clue what to even say?  The pain, the struggle, the stress of life can be so overwhelming that we have no idea what to even pray.   This is the exact moment that Paul is referring to in Romans 8:26.  He says:

…the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans.

The Spirit takes over for us when we are at a loss for words…. and knowing the gravity of our situation, the Spirit himself doesn’t even have words…. but knows that God understands wordless groans.

A line from today’s song describes this type of situation:

I hear you whisper underneath your breath
I hear your SOS, your SOS

it goes on to say…

I will send out an army to find you
In the middle of the darkest night
It's true, I will rescue you

So take heart.  Those whispers, those wordless groans, are heard.  God is sending an army to find you and rescue you.   Maybe the army is already here and you aren’t recognizing it… so pay attention.  Your rescue is just ahead.