THE PRAYER LANGUAGE

He that speaketh in an unknown tongue edifieth himself (I Cor. 14:4).

"Devotional tongues," or the "prayer language," is an utterance spoken to

God in a tongue given by the Spirit that is not understood by the person who is

speaking, because it bypasses the intellect. To be understood, it must be inter-

preted. It has as its purpose a prayer or an expression of praise. When spoken 

by an individual to God in private devotion, or, if spoken in a public service to 

God under one's breath, not aloud, it edifies the one who speaks.