Be silent before the Lord God! For the day of the Lord is near; (Zephaniah 1:7 ESV)
Silence
I have been known to talk too much. When I am nervous, sometimes I chatter. When I am insecure, sometimes I babble. When I am afraid, sometimes I blather.
But I do not need to do those things when approaching God.
When troubles arise, when pains provoke, when fears loom, when worries overwhelm, I do not need to chatter to God, babble to God, or blather to God.
He hears my silent prayers, too.
In fact, a humble silence might be the right stance. An awe-filled listening might be the right attitude. A broken bowing might be the right thing.
We do not need to shout, dance about, wave our arms, yell, or yodel to be with God.
We are peculiar, we can be silent. He already knows.