“And when you pray, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard for their many words." Matthew 6:7

Isn't it easy to pray without thinking about what you actually are saying? To use catch phrases and spiritual sounding words without thinking about what they mean? We are to avoid that when addressing God. It is an abuse of the nature of prayer - downgrading it from real, personal interaction with God to an empty recital. God knows what we need before we ask Him. We do not serve or believe in a God that is only concerned with how well or how long we can pray. And He is not unknowing that we need to inform Him, or unfeeling that we need to talk Him into acting on our behalf. He is our Father who loves us and knows our needs.