1:24 a.m. and i cant sleep.....to top it off, i needa be up in three hours.......the thing that keeps me up at times like this is that my mind will not shut down.....it runs on and on, thinking about every thing under the sun.....and theres nothing i can do to stop it....among the thousand topics on my mind tonight.....the cosby show, church websites, sandwiches, my upcoming trip to mississippi, music (as always), the way life work, and among a million other things, vocabulary.......pretty diverse right? ........well interestingly enough theres a reason behind everyone of these topics....take vocabulary for instance, it and grammar seemed to be a trending topic throughout my whole weekend.....saturday while hanging out with some really amazing people, the subject of grammar came up between myself and a friend....this particular friend happens to have a masters in english and also happens to be a world class arguer......afore mentioned friend was reading this blog and pointed out my misuse of the word "too"......who can figure that one out anyway.......then on sunday then wonderful minister delivering the message at our service again broached the topic of english.....it seems that he, like myself, tends to make up words, or use them wrong, or whatever....so as i sit here in the dark thinking of grammar, punctuation, vocabulary and all things related, i begin to wonder why we say and do the things we say and do......like when we pray, why is it that we immediately begin to speak in old english? ....are we afraid that God doesnt understand our slang? i like to think that if he understood the greeks and hebrews and romans, and every nation and tongue since the beginning of time, then he can probably get what i have to say.........i guess the point im making is that prayer is just talking to God, you dont have to learn a special language, just say what ya need to say.....whenever you needa say it....call on his name and he'll be there.....yea, pray before that test, thats ok....call on Jesus when you almost have that wreck, he likes that, pray when your sick, give thanks when you have a good day, ask for help when you have a bad day.......i know its crazy, but sometimes after you talk to him, pause for a second and let him talk to you, pray all day, in your head, or out loud, however your comfortable.......i promise you wont regret it....

......The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.....James 5:16