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Oprah Says Goodbye: Credits God with Show’s Success

Posted: May 25, 2011

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Oprah Winfrey ended her final show by saying,

“I won’t say goodbye, I’ll just say until we meet again. To God be the glory.”

She then walked through the audience and off the set of her show and like that it was over. During the show’s 25 years of airing, Oprah interviewed over 25,000 guests and raked in more than 40 Emmys in the process. To say that she was slightly influential would be the understatement of the year, in fact the power that she wielded over her followers was borderline scary at times.

“I’ve been watching Oprah since 5th grade, for the last 14 years,” said one local fan. “Fashion changed, music went in and out, but Oprah’s always been there. This show was my one-on-one time with her.”

During the course of the final show, Oprah made it a point to openly express that it was God and her staff that deserved the praise for the shows overall success.

“People often ask me what is the secret to the success of the show,” she said. “How have we lasted 25 years. I non-jokingly say, my team – and Jesus.”

Oprah’s beliefs have always been the talk of Christian circles and some devout believers openly question if she is truly a Christian at all.

Kathryn Lofton, a religious history professor at Yale University, believes that Oprah wants to be viewed as a woman who “translates and understands herself as a Christian but reflects modern attitude about religion and religious institutions.”

It was reasons as this that she was frequently criticized for. Critics claimed instead of promoting the God of the Bible she was actually indoctrinating her audience into a New Age spiritualism.

Winfrey directly addressed those who doubted her faith in the true God in her final show.

“Nothing but the hand of God has made this possible for me,” she said. “For all of you who get riled up when I mention God and you want to know which God I’m talking about, I’m talking about the same one you’re talking about. I’m talking about the Alpha and the Omega. The omniscient. The omnipresent. The ultimate consciousness. The source, the force, the all of everything there is. The one and only, G-O-D. That’s the one I’m talking’ about.”

Here is a short video clip of her saying “farewell”.

via CNN



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One Archived Response to “ Oprah Says Goodbye: Credits God with Show’s Success ”

  1. Cyndi Oh Cyndi
    Oct 1, 2011

    That is wonderful how the name of our Father in heaven was glorified. Many people out there are lost…they may have money to spend but inside they are empty. End of the day there is a this huge void they long to fill but do not know how. This is where Jesus comes in. It is his Spirit that brings them toward God. Only Jesus can fill every emptiness and lift off burdens and make you free. Once you get to experience it, you begin to life a new life. When you come to trust in Jesus and what He did for the whole world on that cross and believing in His resurrection, you enter the newness of life. You become blessed and able to be a blessings to others and not just going to heaven but enjoying the fruitful blessings right here on earth. It is a joy that no one can give. It is a life full of prosperity and victory. I am experiencing that life all because of what the Lord has done for me. Praise be to God. I love Jesus :)