Acts 2 explains that before the Holy Spirit came and indwelt the believers at Pentecost, they were in unity. The Greek word is homothumadon, which the King James translates with the phrase “in one accord.” It’s a musical term that means to strike the same notes together.
We all know what it is to listen to a choir sing and the music is lovely and lilting and then, without warning, someone in the choir hits a sour wrong note. The discordant sound sticks out like a sore thumb.
When the early church prayed, there were no “wrong notes" – no ugly attitudes, no pointing fingers, no pity parties, no gossipy stories, no secrets told behind closed doors.
When people don’t like each other, they can’t pray together very long. Either you’ll stop criticizing or you’ll stop praying because you can’t do both at the same time.
- Ray Pritchard