For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men.” (Matthew 6:5) How different that was from the prayer that the disciples heard when Jesus prayed to His heavenly Father! Since childhood they had often recited prayers that they had learned by heart, but Jesus still had to teach them how to really pray. (Read Matthew 6:1-18).
Già sin dalla loro infanzia avevano detto spesso delle preghiere che avevano imparato a memoria, eppure Gesù doveva insegnare loro che cosa fosse pregare veramente. (Leggi Matteo 6:1-18).