Have you ever asked God for something or for someone?

A teenager who is having her 5th open heart surgery?

A young mom whose husband left her?

A young man fighting cancer?

Your dad when he is fighting for his life?

A young couple who want a child but don’t seem to be able to get or others who can seem to sustain pregnancy.

Maybe none of those are prayers you’ve prayed,  but they are all prayers I have asked God,  “Please.” “Please”, that You will hear us God and “Please” that You will attend to my needs and the needs of others. And let me add this, none of those were one off prayers. There were times I was literally on my knees and prayed the same thing for days, weeks, months. Have you been there?

Notice the nearness of the words “please” and “plead.” What do “Please” prayers teach us about ourselves and about God?