Verily I say unto you, they have received their war. They've already gotten the credit for people for praying. But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thine inner chamber, and having shut thy door, pray to thy father who is in secret, and thy father who seeth in secret shall recompense thee. So don't make a big deal about your prayer. Do it in private, and then have this personal connection with God. Now it's worth noting that even though he preached a lot about kingdom of heaven for the poor, that prayer is a private thing, that you shouldn't try to seek revenge, you should be very conciliatory to your enemies, he did take a strong stance on what he was preaching. He did say, look, you gotta be with me if you wanna enter into this kingdom of heaven.