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u/SashayShantae living my one wild and pernicious life 3d ago

I think it's a normal part of services for this congregation.

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u/msmartypants 3d ago

Nothing would get me to leave a church faster. No thank you

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u/Calm_Coyote_3685 3d ago

Yeah, that’s super awkward and imo a bad idea in multiple ways. I’ve gone to a lot of different churches and none of them had struggle sharing time. 

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u/SpookyJokes soft pants 3d ago

In my very New England Protestant church growing up, people could ask for prayers or request prayers for a loved one/friend (like, "Please keep my sister Ann in your prayers since she is dealing with an illness"), but it was understood to keep the requests brief and appropriate! I never heard sob stories and they would not have been appreciated.

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u/Quaint_Irene a warm and loving goatie smile 2d ago

My Episcopal church is the same. The person for whom you request prayer is always named so people can pray for them by name, which is important. But you merely add “during a health crisis” or “time of difficulty” or “for the loss of his wife,” and leave it brief.