Am I the only one who finds recorded prayer to be little bit awkward?
Imagine that you and five friends are watching a three-year-old video recording of a pastor delivering a message. As the sermon comes to an end, the pastor closes with a prayer. You look around the room and see that three of your friends are praying with their heads down while you exchange unsure glances with the other two.
What do you do in this situation? Do you pray along with the pastor? What if you don't? Is that wrong?
Of course, the Lord will hear my prayers if I pray along with the pastor, but what about the pastor's recorded prayer? Does the Lord hear it? Does He answer it? If the Lord does hear and answers the prayer, then my next question is this: Can I "pray without ceasing" by looping an audio recording of myself praying?
Is it sad that I have spent a significant amount of time pondering this issue?
