OK, I'm not sure what the deal is w/ me and pastors but I am always suspect when they tell me to do something. I've had pastors in church tell me to put out my hands, palms up, to receive a blessing. I didn't do it. Why would I need to put my hands out to receive a blessing from God? I've heard them tell the congregation to come forward en-masse so each person could wait in line to tell the pastors what they needed prayer about. I didn't do that either. The Lord and I talk often and rarely is there a need to bring a pastor in on our conversations. Today, toward the end of the service, the pastor asked that we all kneel in our pews to pray for those killed by ISIS. I certainly prayed but not on my knees in church. Not sure why I resist. Is it a Protestant thing? Maybe it's from all of those televangelists that fell so spectacularly from grace. Maybe it's just my German-heritage that makes me stubborn. Don't know.
3 comments:
And this is why I love you. ;-)
Rebecca
You are your mother's dauhter, (thankfully). She resisted some of those pronouncements,as well.
cjb
One time our pastor wanted a 24 hour prayer vigil at the CHURCH!
I didn't mind signing up, but I didn't see the need to drive 7 miles in the middle of the night when I could pray at home. JVM
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