This comes up unbidden, in the midst of affairs, whenever the load on the heart needs to be lightened. Praising and praying, are not strange, abnormal functions for which man has no organs. On the contrary, mankind was especially designed by its Creator for this very vocation. Man was given a tongue to communicate with his fellows. At best it is a stammering and imperfect method of making known his thoughts.
Words are scarcely ideal as a means of expressing ideas.
Too often they are misunderstood and falsely construed. Even the most perfect of all literature, the Word of God, which refines its own vocabulary, has led to innumerable interpretations. When speaking and writing I seek to keep the background of my hearers or readers in view, so that it will be intelligible to them rather than to myself. I use the devices found in Sacred Writ to insure apprehension. I often state a matter twice, using synonyms to more fully cover the ground.