When you rarely take a Friday off your weekend shifts completely and it throws the days off. So you got two days of reflection, let’s just call the first one the Sabbath Reflection and this one Actual.
In fact, you may not realize it, but the word actual has two meanings; the common vernacular meaning something that really is and the military vernacular which means you are speaking to the actual person in command. I think it makes a good point about who we are actually speaking to when we pray.
6 But you, when you pray, go into your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you [a]openly. (Matthew 6:6 NKJV)
When we pray we are praying to our Father in heaven, “who is in the secret place”. Meaning that when we pray in a private (secret) place that the Father is there with us. In fact He is everywhere we are. Thus, our prayers mostly need to be private things between us and the Father. Yes, when needed, we should pray in public when called upon or when the situation warrants.
Reflect on: Your private prayers. Are you speaking to God actual or just speaking to hear yourself speak?
