Brandon’s death tests my faith. I am pushed deeper into God’s word as I face my questions and doubts. However, my prayer life has sometimes suffered. It can be hard to understand why God asks us to pray when He is God and will do what He wants and knows what is best anyway. If our job is to submit to Him, why bother asking Him for things or telling Him what we want? On the other hand, Brandon’s death has invoked a greater compassion in me for people who are hurting, and when I am listening to their stories, I quickly realize that I have no help that I can give other than God’s word and my prayers. This song was birthed from all these feelings and thoughts this week after a difficult conversation with a hurting friend. Although I don’t fully understand it, I know that there is power in prayer as our inadequacy meets His mercy, grace and love. This one is dedicated to my friend, Kathy.
I know it is bad before I answer the phone
I bow my head as I rush to the throne
The darkness grows deeper each day
And all I can do is pray
My words sound so hollow
in the midst of the night
I can’t produce joy
I can’t make all things right
But the Bible calls me
to do what I can
So I get on my knees
and I try it again
I pray
I pray for a peace
that is greater than this
I pray for comfort
that comes from Him
I pray for deliverance
from doubt and fear
I pray that in the fire
our Lord will draw near
I pray
When there is no light
and the answers seem few
When the problems are hard
and no one knows what to do
When I don’t have the words
or know what to say
I pray
Cause God tells us to call
He tells us he hears
He tells us to pray
And he’ll conquer our fears
So I pray without ceasing
When I don’t understand
When it doesn’t make sense
and I can’t see his hand
Cause faith is believing
when we can’t see
And giving it to him,
I know is the key
He holds my heart
in the palm of his hand
He is Creator Redeemer
and I know that He can
So I pray
I arm myself in the word
and take the battle to my knees
I fall on my face
so he can rescue me
I storm the gates of
by calling to the One on high
I arm myself for life
and wage war with my cries
I follow my Lord’s example
when life drags me down
I give it to my Father
He’s the one who wears the crown
Because I trust
in His mercy and grace
There’s nothing better
to do or say
So, I pray
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