Praying Without Words

Sometimes the deepest conversations with God are the ones we never say out loud.

Some prayers are loud. Some are whispered. And some never use words at all.

It was around 2 AM on August 30, 2021 in my bedroom when this question hit me: Do all people pray? I don’t think so. Many are too busy to talk to God. But prayer doesn’t always need words. It can be heavier, truer, when it’s action offered to Him.

So I sat down with my nylon guitar tuned to 432 Hz and started recording. Most of the time I use that frequency because it kinda brings me closer to nature—and closer to God.

Each piece became a prayer in its own way—God, You Are My Music was my confession of faith, Do Not Let Us Fall Into Temptation felt like a plea for strength, Listening was about silence that speaks louder than words, Peace carried the calm of surrender, and Grateful was a reminder that thanksgiving itself is prayer.

Thinking about God is already prayer. A small act of remembering Him. We should think of Him more often, because even silence can be prayer if your heart is turned His way—because I know we are always in His thoughts.

Praying Without Words is my reminder that whatever we dedicate to Him—even music—can become prayer.

If you want to listen to Praying Without Words, the album is on
Apple Music and YouTube Music.

Album Cover Photo by Mike Giles

ᴛʸᵖⁱⁿᵍ ᴏᵘᵗ ᵒᶠ ᵗʰᵉ ʙˡᵘᵉ ᵈᵃʳᵉᵐ ᵐᵘˢⁱᶜ ᵇˡᵒᵍ

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Weakness and suffering can become launch pads for God’s action. Chiara teaches us to trust Him, who transforms our nothingness into works of true value.

Bawat Hadlang ay Lunsaran ng Pagsulong

Mahalin natin ang bawat paghihirap na ating nararanasan, bawat dalamhati na nagmumula sa pagkaunawa na hindi tayo kasing lakas espirituwal o pisikal gaya ng ating inaakala. Magtiwala tayo sa Diyos. Siya ang kikilos sa ating kahinaan, sa ating kawalan. At kapag ang Diyos ang kumikilos, makatitiyak tayo na ang mga gawaing Kanyang natutupad ay may tunay na halaga.



Every Obstacle a Launch Pad

Let us love each suffering we encounter, every sorrow that comes from the realization that we are not spiritually or physically as strong as we thought we were. Let us trust God. He will work in our weakness, on our nothingness. And when it is God who acts, we can be sure that the works He accomplishes are of real value.

Chiara Lubich

Word of Life • July 1982