Some churchgoers are drawing lessons about prayer from an unlikely source: Bart Simpson. The irreverent fourth-grader was the focus of discussion recently at Pasadena Christian Church, Disciples of Christ. It was the second installment of the church’s series “The Gospel of the Simpsons,” which uses the satirical show as a catalyst for spiritual discussions. That day, an episode of the show, “Bart Gets An F,” was projected onto a screen in the church sanctuary. After watching the episode the group of 18, several of them students, read a prayer from Psalms and the Lord’s Prayer and compared them to Bart’s prayer from the show. “He did have faith,” said Janice MacMillan, 53, of Pasadena. “He said, ‘Thank you in advance.’ He believed.” Bill Pixley, 63, of Pasadena said that Bart’s prayer showed how people often want God to rescue them even though they don’t deserve it. “We want someone to cover us even though we’re guilty,” he said.
SOURCE: LA Daily News