- Psalm 6.1-9 (NIV):
O Lord, do not rebuke me in your anger or discipline me in your wrath. Be merciful to me, Lord, for I am faint; O Lord, heal me, for my bones are in agony. My soul is in anguish. How long, O Lord, how long? Turn, O Lord, and deliver me; save me because of your unfailing love. No one remembers you when he is dead. Who praises you from the grave? I am worn out from groaning; all night long I flood my bed with weeping and drench my couch with tears. My eyes grow weak with sorrow; they fail because of all my foes. Away from me, all you who do evil, for the Lord has heard my weeping. The Lord has heard my cry for mercy; the Lord accepts my prayer.
- Psalm 69.33 (NIV):
The Lord hears the needy and does not despise his captive people.
- Psalm 102.17 (NIV):
He will respond to the prayer of the destitute; he will not despise their plea.
- Jonah 2.1 (NIV):
From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the Lord his God.
- Jonah 2.7 (NIV):
When my life was ebbing away, I remembered you, Lord, and my prayer rose to you, to your holy temple.
Reflections Along the Journey 