Episode 13: How to Pray when you Can’t Pray

Written By Elizabeth Leon

“In the same way, 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.”

Romans 6:28

In this episode, Elizabeth, Brittany, and Kelly  discuss how to pray when you can’t pray, particularly in grief. They share the many challenges to praying after the death of a child, especially feeling anger towards God and frustration with unanswered prayers. They offer practical suggestions for how to pray in grief, including turning to scripture, being honest with God, spending time in adoration, and praying with praise and worship music. They encourage listeners to trust in God’s goodness and to approach prayer with a sincere and open heart. We pray this episode blesses you wherever you are in grief! 

Takeaways include – 

  • Scriptures specific to sorrow and grief

  • Understanding what prayer and adoration are

  • Encouragement to persevere in prayer to receive God’s comfort and healing 

  • Desiring to pray is a prayer in and of itself

Elizabeth Leon

Elizabeth Leon is the Director of Family Support for Red Bird Ministries. She and her husband Ralph are from Ashburn, Virginia and have ten children between them - five of hers, four of his, and their son, John Paul Raphael who died on January 5, 2018. His short and shining life was a sacred experience that transformed her heart and left a message of love for the world: let yourself be loved. She writes about finding the Lord in the darkness of grief in her book Let Yourself Be Loved: Big Lessons from a Little Life, available wherever books are sold. Read more from Elizabeth at www.letyourselfbeloved.com.

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