Psalm 56:8 “You keep track of all my sorrows. You have collected all my tears in your bottle. You have recorded each one in your book.”
I thought about this verse the other night when at 2:00 a.m. after waking up from having dozed off in the recliner, I found myself feeling an inexplicable sense of sadness to the point I was crying myself back to sleep after retiring to bed. I still don’t know why I was sad and why I was crying. But I do know that I wasn’t alone. God was there with me. He knew what was hurting my soul even if I didn’t. Over the years I have come to understand and believe that tears can be prayers. Even when I have no words for my sorrow, God can interpret the reason.
God doesn’t always need to hear our words to hear our prayers. All he requires is for us to be intentionally present with him. Speak when you need to speak. Listen when you need to listen. And even cry when you need to cry.
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