American Prayer Hour sermon by Ed Bacon [February 4, 2010 12:10 p.m. All Saints Church, Pasadena]
I want to speak and participate in this day when many across the nation are focused on prayer and I want to say a few words about the true nature of prayer and the true nature of God. And certainly I would not want to be silent on this day ... for as Dr. King often said, there are times when silence is betrayal – and today is certainly one of those days.
It is important to understand that prayer is not exclusively a Christian act. Prayer is an act of faith in which all people of all religions participate. There is one God. There is no such thing as a “Christian God.” Because God is not exclusive. Prayer certainly can be offered in the name and spirit of Christ and there are prayers that are in the Christian tradition but at the truest and deepest level of prayer there is no such thing as “Christian prayer.”
Now, “the Family” is a secret organization that does not hold with what I’ve just said about God and about prayer.
Watch the video of Ed's sermon here.
It is important to understand that prayer is not exclusively a Christian act. Prayer is an act of faith in which all people of all religions participate. There is one God. There is no such thing as a “Christian God.” Because God is not exclusive. Prayer certainly can be offered in the name and spirit of Christ and there are prayers that are in the Christian tradition but at the truest and deepest level of prayer there is no such thing as “Christian prayer.”
Now, “the Family” is a secret organization that does not hold with what I’ve just said about God and about prayer.
Watch the video of Ed's sermon here.
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