Amen. I would not say that Jesus told his followers to pray secretly, but that the core of his message was not to enter prayer as a performance, as a public display of piety. The point of entering your closet and praying privately is to focus the act of prayer on God as the audience instead of the public as audience. Public prayer is not a violation of His Commandments, but prayer as performance to an earthly audience for their aporoval of the piety of the one praying is.
Amen. I would not say that Jesus told his followers to pray secretly, but that the core of his message was not to enter prayer as a performance, as a public display of piety. The point of entering your closet and praying privately is to focus the act of prayer on God as the audience instead of the public as audience. Public prayer is not a violation of His Commandments, but prayer as performance to an earthly audience for their aporoval of the piety of the one praying is.
Thank You Father for hearing my prayers and for the opportunity to boldly come to You with the trials and tribulations of my life and every single thing that You care about. Thank You Lord Jesus Christ for interceding for me because sometimes I donβt know what to pray aboutβ£οΈπAMEN ππβ€οΈβοΈβ€οΈβπ©Ήπ―π»
Jesus is Lord. Father, Son, Holy Spirit. God in 3 persons.