Truly, truly I say to you
We all say it, but what does it mean?
Amein, amein lego soi
This is the Greek (but put into English sounds) for “truly, truly I say to you.”
And those first two words should sound familiar.
They are the word “amen.”
Which is a word you should definitely recognize. And you probably repeated it without ever realizing where it came from.
As I mentioned, it basically means “truly!”
It is a way of affirming what has just been said. Which is also why preachers and pastors may ask “can I get an amen!?”
This was a regular cultural practice of the early church and even Jewish culture still today.
So when we pray and we close by saying, “amen” we are affirming everything we had just prayed.
To close our prayers with an amen is to agree with ourselves!!
Okay…this sounds strange…but hang with me for a second.
When we agree and affirm our prayers, we are able to step in for the Spirit and speak on the Spirit’s behalf.
Which is why there is power in the amen.
If we can confidently say amen at the end of our prayers, then we can know we have prayed in accordance with the Spirit. And if we can’t confidently close with an amen, then we know our prayer isn’t done.
To pray amen is to pray in accordance with God.
My prayer for today
Our Father, help us pray the way you want us to pray. Spirit, guide us towards being able to say “truly!” at the end of our prayers. Amen!
Remember
Don’t just say “amen” and be done with it. That “amen” is just as much a part of your prayer as anything else!