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The Sermon on the Mount - Who Are You Talking to Anyway?
Some prayers are just to be heard, just to be seen. Jesus gives a whole parable on this as he compares the prayers of the public and the Pharisee later on. Have you ever listened to a prayer where it really does seem like they're praying to the congregation rather than to God? Do you remember Nephi's prayer in the book of Helaman? This is a much later Nephi than the one we're used to talking about. And yet he is so oblivious to anyone around him that a crowd has gathered by the time he's done with his prayer. But when he opens his eyes and sees them there, he's shocked. Some people are oblivious to God and