Prayer

IT covers the appropriate and ethical use of prayer including inner healing prayer, and Scripture in a Christian approach to cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT). I want to review on the “A Biblical, Christian Approach to CBT, Implicit and explicit integration in therapy, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy that the author has briefly described. CBT has a spiritual roots or it is more religiously-oriented especially with in Christianity and Muslim traditions. According to Tan (2007), the use of prayer and sacred Scripture (e,g,, the Holy Quran for Muslims, the Bible for Christians) is a core component, especially with religious clients desiring a religiously-oriented CBT that is compatible with their religious faith. The author of this article has practiced the prayer and scripture in Cognitive-behavioral Therapy for over 25 years, in a hospital setting, a Bible college counseling service, and in private practice, in pastoral care and counseling contexts, including lay counseling. Tan’s biblical Christian Approach to CBT is very practical and beneficial. He emphasize like the primacy of agape love (1 Cor, 13) and the need to develop a warm, empathic, and genuine relationship with the client; deal more adequately with the past, especially unresolved developmental issues or childhood traumas; pay special attention to the meaning of spiritual, experiential, and even mystical aspects of life and faith, according to God's wisdom as revealed in Scriptures and the possibility of demonic involvement in some cases; emphasize the Holy Spirit's ministry in bringing about inner healing as well as cognitive, behavioral, and emotional change. The author described two major models of professional integration in the actual practice of therapy, i,e,, implicit and explicit integration as two ends of a range. According to Tan (2007) Implicit integration refers to a more covert approach that does not initiate the discussion of religious or spiritual issues and does not openly,