tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7288277791026557226.post5149279419670702665..comments2022-05-05T15:58:09.021-04:00Comments on Twenty-first Century Liturgy: Pastoral PrayerDon Stakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07572472988507238331noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7288277791026557226.post-15306280604038213792010-12-07T09:17:05.330-05:002010-12-07T09:17:05.330-05:00Having been a musician in Lutheran (ELCA) and Epis...Having been a musician in Lutheran (ELCA) and Episcopal in addition to PCUSA congregations, I always appreciated the time given by the leader for the people to offer silent or spoken prayers of their own, for example, the names of those with special needs, those who have died, etc. The practice seemed to make the prayers a shared experience of the entire community.Charlotte Kroekernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7288277791026557226.post-91921780176203859192010-12-06T23:28:55.996-05:002010-12-06T23:28:55.996-05:00I've been in exactly the same position -- pref...I've been in exactly the same position -- preferring, that is, to use bidding prayers with responses, but finding that my congregation was really more comfortable with a prayer that I alone spoke, and spoke pastorally. I too have responded often by giving the congregation that which made them comfortable. <br /><br />However, I do so with misgivings. My misgivings derive from my Refordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03543527731334457694noreply@blogger.com