6:7 empty phrases . . . many words: Jesus briefly considers the false religiosity of Gentiles. Pagans would recite long litanies of divine names to gain the attention of gods. This was meant to ensure that the deity was addressed properly. Jesus considers the practice empty—i.e., devoid of faith and of love for the deity.

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你當然可以為動物和大自然祈禱,甚至獻彌撒。天主在創造人時,將天地的一切創造都交給了我們管治,自然天地的一切需要,我們都有責任去維持和改善。我們也是萬物的司祭,先知和君王,即我們的祈禱和言行,都該為萬物帶來祝福,祈禱和獻彌撒當然就是其中的方法。 

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默想是我們拿一篇聖言,或一個奧蹟,或一些靈修文章去祈禱,在慢慢閱讀中自己嘗試幻想進入去同一件事或當中涉及的景遇中,從而豐富對所考慮的題目的瞭解,聆聽天主從中要啟示的意思,並將單純在知識層面的資訊,藉着與主在默想中的互動,賦予情感上和關係上的層面。

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