"And when thou prayest, thou shall not be as the hypocrites are ... that they may be seen of men ... pray to Thy Father which is in secret ... and Thy Father shall reward thee openly. But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do; for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking. Be not ye therefore like unto them; for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask Him." Matthew 6:5-8
Prayer is us talking to God. It should be a sincere, honest, personal, private conversation and not just a series of trite, overused, worn out expressions that we have heard others use. Every prayer should not be the same exact words, every time that we pray. How would you feel about someone who said the exact same thing to you every time they talked to you?
Prayers are not to be merely recited, nor are our words in prayer to be repeated thoughtlessly. Our prayers should differ as our daily situations change, even throughout a single day. "... The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much." James 5:16
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