Posted by Cygnus [Cygnus] on April 08, 1999 at 08:39:23 {vxsc0.TBNk/CPYT8orz2L4bdfUTIaI}:
In Reply to: *Prayer posted by J on April 08, 1999 at 08:28:14:
Well, J pretty much summed up what I was going to say. I might add that while the WT has encouraged some flexibility in public praying, brothers who lead in prayer generally say the same stuff, even using the same phrases, over and over again. It's like there is a model prayer and people use derivitives from it.
I recall one brother being admonished for using the term "Father" too often. "Our God is JEHOVAH," he was counseled. "Christendom uses 'Father,' we use
JEHOVAH." Funny, someone should have told Christ.