Did you know that there is a prayer called “I don’t know”? I find it extremely deep. You withdraw to a place where your heart can be alone with God; you sit down, and just say “I don’t know.”
You pause briefly and continue:
“I don’t know how to go on. I don’t know why this is happening. I don’t know what to do with all these worries. I don’t know how to lighten my burden. I don’t know how to respond to this situation.”
You see, there are many “I don’t know’s” that you can cover. And, after you finish, you open your hand and look at the tiny, dust particle of faith that you still have, stand up, and say:
“But YOU know!”
And you let these words take wings and fly. God has a weakness for birds of the air. And humble prayers are priceless to God, because they make the sky more beautiful than any flock of birds.
You don’t know yet. But He knows. He knows you.
—Fr. Ioan Bădiliță
There are three things we can do to help others and share the love of Christ and that is pray, give and go. Many missional Orthodox Priests need to give less time to secular work and more time to their congregations and families. You can bring relief!
