Learning To Talk To God
by Michael Doyle

Have no doubt, you're allowed to question.
We're allowed to ask anything, no hesitation.
Hannah did when she was childless and in sorrow.
She learned well to hold on to her tomorrow.

Heavens above and sweet mercy mild,
Pain was inevitable without her child.
Every life travels through troubles found, 
But we are defined by keeping our hearts sound.

Sometimes, even without any good reason,
We travel through a rough season.
Sometimes, our troubles bring us to purity
As our trust in God becomes our surety.

We can hold on through these things,
And be afflicted with what that brings.
Or we can hold on to our pain,
Knowing that, absent processing, we are chained.

Promises and holy covenants define our intention
To be lived out within Biblical convention.
Remember that a promise made is a promise to be kept,
Memorialized in all the tears a mother has wept.

In dark times, we think about our torments.
We know we make the difference between moments and movements.
Vows made to God are marks of holiness or sin.
Such is the way between man's God and fallen men.

We're on our knees, praying for intercession.
We come in prayer seeking God's intercession.
Invited to pour it all out from our souls,
After all, it's Holy God who is in control.

Wherever we are, there He always is, too.
Ever ready to listen to me and to you.
We ask for the Lord's helpful preference
As we strive to live our lives in reverence.

We pour our troubles out before they leak out.
All of our anger, sorrow, and darkest doubt.
We give to the Lord what we can't carry.
And though we are wary, we dare not tarry.

Prayer is the mercy by which we are tasked,
While finding difficulty in what is asked.
But there is no substitute for our prayer.
We learn to speak to our God, who is always there.

God doesn't heed vocabulary; He prefers integrity.
Where He is needed, He listens intensely.
Hannah's situation led to the birth of Samuel.
It is in God's timing that we learn to be still.

God has a distinct ability to work for our good.
This is true whether or not we have understood.
We are stewards of all that God has readily given
In our temporary passage of living as forgiven.

With open hands, we humbly live with gratitude.
This is how we live in grace with the right attitude.
We must entrust God with all that we live and are.
This is the Holy path that will carry us far.

Every page in the Bible tells us of Christ's rising.
Perhaps that truth should not be so surprising.
Trusting in God allows us to rest in His authority,
As Christians, we live fully n our vulnerability. 

Processing all of our pain moves us to be where
God wants us to be; God Himself is there.
All of our burdens can be delivered to His feet,
And in His love, we will never know true defeat.

(c) May 10,2026   Michael Doyle
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