John Macort

Meditation, Prayer, God In All John Macort

The contents of this book were taken from a larger, previous publication by John Macort entitled "A Seeker's Theology," "Christianity Reinterpreted as Mysticism." Having been raised an Episcopalian with strong Quaker influences from family and a Quaker school and college, the author served as an Episcopal priest for four decades. He also taught religion, theology, and philosophy at a Roman Catholic university and other colleges. After his retirement, he returned to his Liberal Quaker roots. He renounced Trinitarian doctrines, creeds and beliefs. Now a panentheist, he bases is faith on mystical experiences. He calls himself a rebellious Episcopalian, a unitarian, universalist, Liberal Quaker, seeker. In other words, a Christian heretic. As a non-theist, he contends that God is not a divine person or supreme being off in the heavens. Panentheism expresses God as being in every aspect of existence. Quakers believe that there is that of God in every person. The author experiences God as the impersonal energy that makes every thing that exists what it is. God is the source of all energy and love. How then, does one pray to impersonal, divine Spirit or Energy? Through mystical meditation, everyone can receive inspiration and direct revelations from God. When we transmit or send our divine energy from within ourselves directly to other persons, that is prayer.