We had a brother going in for a bypass operation and this BETHEL brother from the farm prayed for Jeh's spirit to be with him and to "guide the hands of the surgeon." Words used often were watchcare, edify, bolster the weak,.......I got to stop, it's giving me the creeps
Add your favorite JW prayer cliche'
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Lied2NoMore
Same DO during his closing long winded talk actually said when he feels sick his wife keeps bringing him brandy until the hat hanging on his bedpost starts looking like two hats...I was in disbelief he just told an assy audience he gets tanked when he don't feel well
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3rdgen
I had forgotton those cliche's. I was in a cong where every single person who prayed at a meeting asked for a special blessing to the pioneers and servants. Once in a while would not have bothered me -but EVERY meeting? At least once a month there was a talk counciling the dubs not to associate with the weak or those that miss meetings.(NO matter what the reason) Get togethers were limited to the pioneers and servant body and their families.
I was so lonely I signed up to Aux pio. just for the invites. LOL I was turned down because they said I missed too many book studies. I explained that my 5 and 7 yr old had the flu for weeks . They still refused. They wanted to keep pioneers as a special elite classand pray for them every meeting. Sorry, I digress.
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Simon Morley
A pet peeve - using "Father" as a prefix and suffix for every sentence.
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Lied2NoMore
Lately prayers have become a "how many times can I say Jehovah" during my prayer contest. I seems to just get thrown in like a word whisker like "um" would get used
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exwhyzee
" We stand before you with bowed heads and humble hearts"
"Be with those suffering for your name sake or undergoing persecution that they may stand firm against the machinations of the Devil who knows he has but a short time left until you bring he and his wicked system to an end"
"and may we be ever mindful of our sinfull inclinations and where we fall short of doing your will"
" And be with us as we leave this evening to our homes, and may we wake refreshed to serve you yet another day"
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Lied2NoMore
We approach your lofty throne of undeserved kindness...
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cult classic
"Please help us to pay more than the usual attention."
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clarity
There was a brother who would always hook an extra word onto the end of his sentences .
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.....''it is well jehovah that we ask for your spirit...
as we go out now to our several homes, we.....
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He also liked to say the word well! a lot!
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Crisis of Conscience
".......that everything may take place decently and by arrangement..........."
Boy, do I hate the repeating of that part of the scripture! Prayer, or any JW function!
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