I've been reading Hearing God by Dallas Willard. Here's an interesting quote from the book: "When Peter and John were confronted with the lame beggar as they entered the temple in Acts 3, Peter commanded the man in the name of Jesus Christ--that is, he commanded him on Jesus' behalf--to rise up and walk (v. 6). Then Peter took the lame man by the hand and pulled him to his feet (v. 7). Peter did not kneel down and pray for him, nor did he pass by saying, 'We'll be praying for you!' He put his whole bodily self on public display as an agent of Christ."
My thought is that our union with Christ as believers and our participation in His work does not depend on saying a prayer. Certainly it requires trust in the Lord's power and in His presence with and in us, but perhaps nothing more than that. This is way outside the religious box, yes?
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