"James Montgomery's (1771-1854) hymn has long recognized this:
Prayer is the soul's sincere desire,
unuttered or expressed,
the motion of a hidden fire
that trembles in the breast.
Prayer is the burden of a sigh,
the falling of a tear,
the upward glancing of an eye
when none but God is near."
From When you can't even pray by Ray Ortlund of The Gospel Coalition
A stoat. It's pretty epic.
