How to Pray Aright

I often say my prayers,
but do I ever pray?
And do the wishes of my heart,
go with the words I say?

I may as well kneel down
And worship gods of stone,
As offer to the living God
A prayer of words alone.

For words without the heart
The Lord will never hear,
Nor will He ever those regard
Whose prayers are insincere.

By: John Jr. Burton
(As far as I can tell)

I have been enjoying the series by Alistair Begg on Nehemiah. He quoted part of this poem in his sermon....challenging us to question whether we are just going through the motions or talking to THE LIVING GOD!