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We're told to pray in a like manner, saying it in the exact words as in the text is generally missing the point. Before Jesus said what is called the Lord's prayer, He was asked to teach how to pray.That doesn't mean it's wrong to repeat words, or prayers. Otherwise we couldn't say the Lord's prayer more than about twice - and some people say it every day.
Moreover, I recently read that the language used here is more like a command; so Jesus is saying "every time you pray, say ' Our Father.....'."
Every prayer does not consist of these words, but it gives us a sense of how Jesus taught how to pray.
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