re can sin block our prayers in article apr athos rutgers edu qucdn queensu ca writes i have heard an interesting notion that sin can block our prayers to god i e god will not hear our prayers if we have not confessed our sins now i am totally supportive of confessing our sins before god but i simply do not believe god will shut us out just because we did not confess this is kind of like the idea that suffering is caused by sin which as any job reader will realize is too simpilistic rest deleted can the father possibly not hear the words of his children of course he hears all your prayers whether you are a sinner or a saint no questions the real question you should be asking is does sin block our hearing his answer and the answer to that question is a resounding yes to paraphrase the gospel many are called but few choose to listen and so it is with prayer in christ james james hale lincoln school of health sciences computing unit la trobe university bundoora australia james hale latrobe edu au the grace of god rests gently on forgiving eyes and everything they look on speaks of him to the beholder he can see no evil nothing in the world to fear and no one who is different from himself text p
