Every Beating Heart

Remember that everyone with a beating heart
Has hurts and fears and pain
Some may speak of it with others
While some may refrain
And you will never hear them complain.
Some have pains so intense that they cannot bear
To mention the intensity except to God in prayer.
So when you feel God's nudge to pray
Do not ignore the Master's touch
For your prayer for those you may not ever know
Can mean so very much.
Ask God to speak to you in the midnight hours
When all is quiet and still
To stir your spirit and your heart
And give you strength, wisdom
And courage to do His will.