Hebrews 5:7 (NLT)
7 While Jesus was here on earth, he offered prayers and pleadings, with a loud cry and tears, to the one who could rescue him from death. And God heard his prayers because of his deep reverence for God.

You sometimes hear that people reject praying out loud in a group setting because of what Jesus said of the Pharisees, telling them that because of how they prayed in public, they had already received their reward on earth. And yet, we see in Hebrews, Jesus offered prayers out loud, even emotional prayers of pleading and tears.

So we see that it isn’t so much how the prayer is offered (out loud or silently), but the heart behind it that is important.

Heavenly Father, I pray that my words to You would be true and from the heart.  Don’t let me sugar coat my feelings, my longings and my thoughts.  May I give you an accurate reflection of my heart.  And may Your Holy Spirit use that honesty to change my heart, so that it only wants to please You as only Jesus could.  I pray this in Jesus name.  Amen.

Always praying for the glory of God,