The concept of the "Valley of Prayers" is deeply rooted in the Puritan prayers that remind us of a sacred paradox: the way down is the way up. To be "low" in spirit is often where we find ourselves most "high" in communion with God.

As the classic prayer The Valley of Vision puts it, "Lord, in the daytime stars can be seen from deepest wells, and the deeper the wells the brighter thy stars shine". Why We Must Pray in the Valley

How do we navigate these low points? It begins with a shift in our prayer rhythm :

In the noise of the valley, silence is your greatest tool.

When we are "hemmed in by mountains of sin" or the pressures of life, our perspective shifts. In the valley: