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NASB | Matthew 6:6 "But you, when you pray, go into your inner room, close your door and pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 6:6 "But when you pray, go into your most private room, close the door and pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees [what is done] in secret will reward you. |
Bible Question: want to get closer to god. how do i do it. |
Bible Answer: God calls man first. Man may forget his Creator or hide far from his face; he may run after idols or accuse the deity of having abandoned him; yet the living and true God tirelessly calls each person to that mysterious encounter known as prayer. Our response to God (our first step), is prayer. (CCC 2567) Scripture often speaks that it is the heart that prays. The heart is the dwelling-place where I am, where I live; the heart is the place "to which I withdraw." The heart is our hidden center, beyond the grasp of our reason and of others; only the Spirit of God can fathom the human heart and know it fully. The heart is the place of decision, deeper than our psychic drives. It is the place of truth, where we choose life or death. It is the place of encounter, because as the image of God we live in relation: it is the place of covenant. (CCC 2563) “You see then, that perfect prayer is not attained through many words, but through affection of desire, the soul raising herself to God, with knowledge of herself and of God’s mercy, seasoning the one with the other.” St Catherine of Siena But when you pray, go to your inner room, close the door, and pray to your Father in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will repay you. In praying, do not babble like the pagans, who think that they will be heard because of their many words. Mt 6:6 |