Praying from the Cave

About this episode

In this episode, Rachel Wojo explores how to pray during difficult times, drawing lessons from Psalm 142 and David's experiences in a cave.

Have you ever looked around your life and realized that the people who were supposed to be in your corner aren’t there? Maybe it was the slow ache of carrying something alone and realizing you’re the only one carrying it. David knew that feeling. He wrote a whole psalm from inside a cave — hunted, betrayed by someone he trusted, with no defender at his right hand. In the cave, he didn’t just cry out to God. He taught us how to pray when we’re cornered. In this episode, Rachel walks through Psalm 142 and we'll discover what David teaches us about praying inside the cave and not just trying to pray his way out of it. We close with a recently answered prayer story about a grandmother who was praying for an earlier specialist appointment for her daughter — and watched God answer it through a doorway no one was looking at. You’ll discover: What David means by "no one at my right hand" and why it matters for your loneliest seasons The Hebrew word at the top of Psalm 142 that changes how we read the whole psalm How to pray when the cave is also a prison — and you can’t see the way out Why God sometimes shows up inside the cornered…

People in this episode

Host: Rachel Wojo

Topics covered

• prayer
• spirituality
• loneliness
• faith
• scripture
• David
• Psalm 142

Keywords

• praying from the cave
• Psalm 142
• David
• loneliness
• answered prayer
• spiritual refuge
• Christian prayer

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: desperateprayers.com, lifeaudio.com

Books & works: Psalm 142

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