the Gentiles do, for they suppose that they will be heard for their many words” (Matthew 6:7). “Meaningless repetition” means babble, and babble means thoughtless verbiage, saying the same words without any thought behind them. If I asked you for your home address, you could probably rattle it off without even stopping to think about it. You’ve given out your address so many times you have it down cold. That’s the way some people pray. I remember when I was a boy, if my mother had fried chicken for