“Enter into thine inner chamber, and having shut thy door,
pray to thy Father who is in secret.” Matthew 6:6
Here the phrase "thine inner chamber" is figurative.
]ust as "synagogues" and "street corners" represent public
and exposed places, so "inner chamber" means a hidden place. But let me
remind you that you may find a spiritual inner chamber on literal street
corners and in literal synagogues.
You can pray in
secret, that is, on a noisy thoroughfare or in a crowded room. Why? Because an
inner chamber is any place at all where you commune with God privately, and any
circumstance where you can speak with him without a conscious display of your
prayer. "Having shut thy door" means shutting out the world and
shutting yourself in with God.
Such prayer is an exercise of faith. It requires that
although your senses register nothing, you are praying to a Father who is
really attentive, taking account of your prayer. And he is not only observing:
he is even going to recompense you. Can you believe this?
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