Language is a wonderful gift. The power of putting into words the
thoughts and emotions of our souls, that others may understand them, is
one of the most marvellous powers the Creator has bestowed upon us.
Thus we communicate our feelings and desires the one to the other. It
is a sore deprivation when the gates of speech are shut and locked, and
when the soul cannot tell its thoughts.
Yet we all know, unless our thoughts and feelings are very shallow and
trivial, that even the wonderful faculty of language is inadequate to
express all that the soul can experience. No true orator ever finds
sentences majestic enough to interpret the sentiments that burn in his
soul. Deep, pure love is never able to put into words its most sacred
feelings and emotions. It is only the commonplace of the inner life
that can be uttered in even the finest language. There is always more
that lies back, unexpressed, than is spoken in any words.
It is specially true of prayer that we cannot utter its deepest
feelings and holiest desires. We have comfort, however, in the
assurance that God can hear thoughts. He knows what we want to say and
cannot express. Your dearest friend may stand close to you when your
mind is full of thoughts, but unless you speak or give some sign, he
cannot know one of your thoughts. He may lay his ear close to your
heart, and he will hear its throbbings; but he cannot hear your
feelings, your desires.
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