Contemplative Bible Reading

Romans 8:38 (New Living Translation)

And the Holy Spirit helps us in our weakness. For example, we don’t know what God wants us to pray for. But the Holy Spirit prays for us with groanings that cannot be expressed in words.

I love the words used in this translation of this familiar verse.

God gives us His Holy Spirit. One of the main reasons is to help us—to help me, and I need a lot of help—in our weaknesses. As an example, the Holy Spirit helps us—helps me, and I really need a lot of help in this area—when praying. I—notice how I dropped the “us”—often don’t know what to pray for. The Holy Spirit does much of the praying for me in ways that my words cannot express.

Is there any way that I can express my gratitude for this one blessing from God stated in these two little sentences? Probably not, but these sentences express a meta-blessing or a blessing about a blessing. The Holy Spirit will express my gratitude for me.