“And when you pray, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard for their many words. Mt.6.7 ESV
I do not think that Christ is telling us that we can pray too much, rather He is cautioning us to avoid empty prayers. What are empty prayers? Well, unnecessarily repeating our self for one, and superstitiously repeating our self for another. When we ask God for something we should not think that He would hear us because we superstitiously chant words over and over again. Such are empty words because they are mindless words. Prayer is conversation and like any good conversation our prayers should have meaning. We should give thought to our words before God and not drivel nonsense or profusely bleat like a weaning calf. Economy of speech can confidently reflect our belief that God knows what we need before we ask. One well-placed word, resting assertively on the promises of God, is far more potent in prayer than long winded twaddle. 6/17/2008 ts
Just me trying to be honest with God.
