That's what the Lord tells me in my middle when I talk to him. The 
little tradition I come from, rejects speaking in tongues while 
several of my friends insnist on it being a sign of a true born-again 
Christian.  I think one is as wrong as the other.

I've  never personally felt the need or desire to speak in tongues 
but am glad for th ose who find expression and access to God when 
they use the gift.
Actually, as a much younger Christian I sometimes longed for the gift 
of tongues when I feltI had no words or may prayer just went to the 
ceiling or lower still , i wished I could speak in tongues. Today I 
think that when it gets to middle stuff, I think a lot of that is 
beyond words anyway. A lot of deep stuff is. Often with Chrhis and 
me, we know what the other thinks anyway and there is no need for 
words. Sometimes when I share deep with Papito, I ask him if he can 
see my middle and even more often he does and sometimes before I do 
like a daddy does. And if people like Chris or Papito don't - and Ned 
doesn't believe in angel speak but just in "tongues" as being able to 
speak other languages like Spanish or German - then Mr. God sure 
doesn't because he is in the middle and all around and he made us in 
the first place knitting needles and all. The gifts we get are to 
help us to help God do his God stuff whether Angel Speak so we have a 
channel for beyond words stuff if that helps us because God's loves 
to hear from us or whether it is the gift of using languages to 
preach to other people - or, I bet, language in any sense not just 
for preaching but for writing and writing songs and music and 
painting with words in whatever form.

Isn't there some song about one's life being a song or prayer to God 
in the first place? I have half-remembered lyrics in the back of my 
mind ever since us starting this subject - not tongues but the 
ceaseless prayer - but I don't remember lyrics really nor a tune. Oh well.

Thanks for your confirmation on the subject, Mr. Phil.

In his loving grip!

Doris


At 12:31 PM 8/14/2013 -0600, you wrote:
>Doris,
>
>You are correct.  Tongues is a spiritual gift, which means, no one 
>needs, or has to, speak in tongues.  It belongs in the prayer 
>category due to its twofold nature.  However, anyone who says you 
>have to speak in tongues for any reason isn't interpreting Scripture 
>correctly.  Pray without ceasing isn't tongues but it could be used 
>at times in the process; it's just not a requirement.
>
>Phil.
>