Words without thoughts never to heaven go.

"My words fly up, my thoughts remain below.
Words without thoughts never to heaven go. "

Hamlet by Shakespeare - Act 3, Scene 3

Praying. The above quote best describes it for me. Because, unfortunately, that's how I pray. Every night before I go to sleep, and during the day at school, and during Sundays at church, I pray. But the problem is, I don't put my heart in it. Maybe some nights, I'll pray wholeheartedly. Some nights. Especially when I need something. But at other times, I get distracted by too many things. At school, I don't take prayer seriously. At church, I don't pay attention; I daydream. My words go in the air, and I'm just wasting my breath because I put little thought in them. So I guess God does not hear prayers said without thought, or heart, or soul.

Lesson learned? Pray with your heart, not with your mouth.