Don’t put much stock in self-serving prayer rallies

Jesus Christ was crystal clear on the matter of prayer. He not only taught us what to pray for vide the Lord’s Prayer but also how to pray. He emphasised discretion.

The book of Mathew records His instructions thus; “And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words”. (New International Version).