Romans 8.26-28:  “Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness.  For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words.  And he who searches hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.  And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.”

This is awesome!  We have weak prayers, partly because we don’t pray but mostly because we are not usually in tune with what God wants to do.  But the Holy Spirit has three things going on: He hears our prayers, he knows our hearts, and he understands the will of God.  He puts all those together and “intercedes for the saints according to the will of God,” causing all things to work together for us within the good and perfect plan of the Father.

Imagine the communication (and deployment) system involved here.  Even if there are only(!) a couple of million people praying at any given time, everyone is constantly broadcasting the desires of their heart.  The Holy Spirit picks up all the information and processes it through His knowledge of God’s design for the universe and for his people. His intercession has a positive impact on ALL things. This rivals the complexity and wonder of having septillions of planets in the universe.