### 129. Q. What does that little word “Amen” express?

**A**. “Amen” means: This shall truly and surely be! For it is much more certain that God has heard my prayer than I feel in my heart that I desire such things from him.<sup>1</sup>

<sup>1</sup> [Isa. 65:24](/get-passage/Isaiah+65:24); [2 Cor. 1:20](/get-passage/2+Corinthians+1:20); [2 Tim. 2:13](/get-passage/2+Timothy+2:13)