Daniel was a busy man. He was set over the princes of a hundred and twenty provinces. Yet he found time to retire to his chamber three times a day to pray and give thanks before his God. When the meeting is thrown open, friends should be brief and pointed in their remarks. We are not heard for our much speaking.
Bible prayers are nearly all short.
Christ's prayers in public were short. When he was alone with God, it was a different thing, and he could spend whole nights in communion. Solomon's prayer at the dedication of the temple is one of the longest recorded, and yet it takes only six or eight minutes in delivery. The prayer that our Saviour left his disciples is a model in its brevity, its recognition of God and desire for the glory of his Kingdom, its sense of dependence upon him for daily needs and for deliverance from the guilt and power of sin. Be Definite Beware of vagueness.