He said not to pray like hypocrites who draw attention to themselves or Gentiles who like to use a lot of words and drone on and on. A loving relationship is a personal relationship. Go to a private place, like your room, close the door, unclench your fists, put your hands together and pray in secret. No one will know that you let go of your fears. Our prayer is to be simple, short and to the point.
Simple prayers are the beginning of our relationship.
We have to start here because it is the beginning of transformation. This is where we learn to let go of the coin. You don't need it anymore. Once we know God is there, cares about our fears and takes our fears away, we can move on to deeper things. Foster covers prayers of the forsaken, prayers of examen, prayers of tears, prayers of relinquishment, prayers of formation and covenant prayers.