“Enter into thine inner chamber, and having shut thy door, pray to thy Father who is in secret.” Matthew "6":6
Here the phrase “thine inner chamber” is figurative. Just as “synagogues” and “street corners” represent public and exposed places, so “inner chamber” means a hidden place. But let me remind you that you may find a spiritual inner chamber on literal street corners and in literal synagogues. You can pray in secret, that is, on a noisy thoroughfare or in a crowded room. Why? Because an inner chamber is any place at all where you commune with God privately and any circumstance where you can speak with Him without a conscious display of your prayer. “Having shut thy door” means shutting out the world and shutting yourself in with God.<br/><br/>Such prayer is an exercise of faith. It requires that although your senses register nothing, you are praying to a Father who is really attentive, taking account of your prayer. And He is not only "observing": He is even going to recompense you. Can you believe this?