It is difficult to see how some
Christians can criticize the
private prayer life of other
Christians. One such criticism
centers on the element of
repetition of the prayer, "Hail Mary."
But to even the casual reader of
the word of God it must be
apparent that the writers of the
Bible--and God Himself--used
the repetition of words and
expressions in prayer.
The Bible uses repetition to
indicate emphasis and the highest
degree of something.
Isaiah 6:3
"Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of Hosts!" they
(the
Seraphim) cried one to another.
The Psalms are a good example of
repetition in prayer.
Psalm 150 records a twelve-fold
repetition in one psalm.
One wonders if the prayerful
repetitions found in all prayer
services, especially
"Halleluia" are modeled after the Psalms?