November 9, 2013

Praying in solitude

After Jesus had
dismissed the crowds,
He took a walk
up the mountain
into the hills
by Himself
to pray.
And when
evening came,
He was still there
alone
in prayer.


©2013, Mary Harwell Sayler prayer-a-phrased today’s Daily Bible Reading in Matthew 14:23 after searching scripture in a variety of translations provided online by BibleGateway.com.




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