Just a Place: A Private Conversation With God Anywhere
A prayer closet does not have to be a literal closet. Discover how any quiet place can become a sacred space for honest, private conversations with God. A conversation with God can take place anywhere.
Patricia Clarkson
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No door. No lock. Just a chair where I show up and have a real conversation with God. I talk. I listen. I cry sometimes. I laugh more than people might expect. I bring all of it — not the cleaned-up version of me, but the actual me.
Jesus talked about going into your closet to pray in Matthew 6:6. I used to picture a literal closet — dark, quiet, maybe a little cramped. But I have come to believe the closet is less about a location and more about a posture. It is wherever you can be fully present, fully honest, and fully alone with God.
"But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you." — Matthew 6:6
My rocking chair is my first closet. My garden is my second. My third is anywhere I can find private and quiet — which some days takes creativity. You can have as many closets as you need.
If you do not have a place yet, I want to encourage you to find one this week. Not a perfect place. Not a specially decorated prayer corner from a magazine. Just a place that is yours, where God knows to find you.
He will meet you there. He always does.
Where is your prayer closet? It doesn't have to be fancy — it just has to be yours. Tell us your spot. Maybe your answer will inspire another woman to find hers.
In my book, I walk through how to build a full prayer practice around your closet — including a prayer journal framework you can start using right away.
