6. But when you pray, go to your room, shut the door, and pray to your Father who is present in that secret place. Your Father who sees what you do in secret will reward you.
7. “When you pray, don’t pour out a flood of empty words, as the Gentiles do. They think that by saying many words they’ll be heard.
8. Don’t be like them, because your Father knows what you need before you ask.
9. Pray like this: Our Father who is in heaven, uphold the holiness of your name.