A Simple Place To Pray
Psalms 145:18 – The Lord is near to all who call on Him, to all who call on Him in truth.
That kitchen table had lived a thousand lives. It held cereal bowls on rushed mornings, piles of homework, Sunday dinners that stretched into the evening, and more than a few hard conversations. The wood was scarred, the legs uneven. It was ordinary in every way.
But what happened there in the mornings was not ordinary. Before anyone else stirred, Mom sat at that table. A mug of coffee in her hands. A Bible spread in front of her. Quiet prayers whispered into the stillness. Some days she read. Other days she simply waited. But every day, she met God there.
Her children carried that picture with them, even if they did not know its weight at the time. Years later, one of those kids would find out.
She became a single mother herself, raising three children, juggling bills that outnumbered the dollars in her account. She felt worn down before the day even began.
She did not know what to do, so she did the only thing she remembered: she sat at her own kitchen table.
Coffee steaming. Scripture open. Her prayer was barely more than a sigh. And there, in the middle of her thin strength, she discovered what her mother had found.
“The Lord is near to all who call on Him, to all who call on Him in truth.” — Psalm 145:18
God’s mercy is new each morning. It’s available, and whether or not you feel strong enough or good enough, you can still find it.
So friends, remember the church is not the only place revival happens. Sometimes it happens at the kitchen table where bills are scattered and cereal spills. God wants to meet with us in the ordinary, everyday.
The truth is, every one of us has a table. The only question is, will we sit down and meet Him there?
A MOMENT TO REFLECT
- Where is your “kitchen table” — the ordinary place where you can pause and meet with God?
- What small rhythms could you begin (coffee, prayer, Scripture) to invite Him into your everyday moments?
- How does knowing God is near to all who call on Him change the way you see your ordinary life?
