“Lord, they went to You in their distress; they poured out whispered prayers.” Isaiah 26:16

Whispered Prayers

I have started some new treatments this week. My body is adjusting, and my sleep has been unsettled. I’ve been waking up a lot. A couple nights ago I woke up and couldn’t get back to sleep. I laid in bed wanting to pray, but was having a hard time working up the strength to do that. I felt the Lord speak into my heart to just “whisper” a prayer—that He’s always in “whispering distance.” So I began to whisper my prayers to Him.

I found that so comforting! I didn’t need to perform. I didn’t need to have an energetic performance of prayer. All I needed to do was “whisper” to Him. He was already right there with me!

I remembered a chorus we sang in my church when I was growing up.

“Whisper a prayer in the morning.

Whisper a prayer at noon.

Whisper a prayer in the evening –

To keep your heart in tune.”

We can whisper to Him all day long. As I went about my errands on my own this week, I kept whispering prayers to Him—asking Him for strength, for His help in doing things on my own, for His safety and protection, and for His continued rebuilding of my health. I loved that I could whisper to Him wherever I was!

And sometimes God speaks back to us in whispers too.

“‘Go out and stand on the mount before the Lord.’ And behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind tore the mountains and broke in pieces the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind. And after the wind an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake. And after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire the sound of a low whisper” (1 Kings 19:11-12).

Our whispered prayers are just as powerful as any of our strong, loud entreaties to Him. Maybe they are even more powerful because God knows that in our quiet, whispering state of coming to Him, we need Him so much! He’s always faithful to meet us.

Thank you for praying for us—in whatever way you choose: a normal speaking voice, a loud voice, in song, or in a whisper. He always hears!

“Father, we know You hear our whispered prayers because You are near us and in us. Thank You for listening. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.”