Did Daniel and Jesus Disagree About Prayer?
Curiously Kaitlyn
Phil Vischer
4.9 • 866 Ratings
🗓️ 9 June 2026
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
Daniel prays where people can see him, but Jesus tells his followers not to pray just to be noticed. So did Daniel and Jesus disagree about prayer? Kaitlyn explains why Daniel's prayer was an act of quiet faithfulness, not religious showmanship, and why Jesus was warning against using prayer to impress an audience. Mike and Kaitlyn talk about public faith, political protest, performative religion, and the difference between staying faithful to God and trying to look faithful to everyone else.
0:00 - Theme Song
0:58 - Was Daniel a Hypocrite?
6:57 - What's the Lion's Den Story's Point?
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13:50 - Modern "Praying for Others to See"
18:30 - Jesus and Praying in Public
23:56 - Praying for God, Not People
27:53 - End Credits
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Curiously Caitlin, where we try to make theology make sense. |
| 0:06.5 | I don't know. |
| 0:10.1 | That doesn't make any sense. |
| 0:14.9 | Curiously, Kate, yeah. |
| 0:19.5 | Welcome back to another episode of Curiously, Caitlin. |
| 0:22.2 | I am joined once again by producer Mike. |
| 0:24.1 | Mike, how are you today? |
| 0:25.8 | Caitlin, I'm feeling a little hypocritical. |
| 0:28.1 | Oh, tell me more. |
| 0:29.5 | What have you done? |
| 0:30.2 | Well, I don't, you know, that's between me and my therapist. |
| 0:33.7 | I thought you were going to say between you and God. |
| 0:35.4 | Oh, well, that too. |
| 0:36.3 | Maybe more importantly. |
| 0:39.7 | But, you know, sometimes I can be a bit of a hypocrite. |
| 0:43.0 | It just kind of happens. |
| 0:44.0 | And honestly, we are all hypocrites sometimes. |
| 0:46.3 | No. |
| 0:46.9 | Yes, I believe so. |
| 0:48.0 | I mean, not Phil. |
| 0:50.6 | Never Phil. |
| 0:51.9 | No. |
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