"The Spirit comes to the aid of our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes with inexpressible groanings." There are moments in every Christian's life when words fail us. Grief, uncertainty, or heavy burdens can leave us feeling incapable of even finding words for prayer. Yet Paul reminds us that our inability to find the right words is not a failure. It is precisely in our weakness that the Holy Spirit goes to work. The Spirit prays within us, carrying before the Father the deepest desires of our hearts, even those we cannot fully understand ourselves. Pope St. John Paul II captured this truth when asked, "How does the Pope pray?"  He replied, "You would have to ask the Holy Spirit! The Pope prays as the Holy Spirit permits him to...