[Magdalen] Prayer List

[Andre and Carol]

I presume many of you will have heard the anecdote (in the version told to me some years ago) of the Scots dominie who in his Sunday pastoral prayer set some limitations: "Lord, as you no doubt have seen in the morning papers...."

Andre Trevathan

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From: James Handsfield
To: Magdalen
Sent: January 5, 2018 at 6:46 PM
Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Prayer List

Why does anyone need to know the specifics of a prayer request? Do people lack the faith that God is already aware of the need, and already knows what God will do? ------------------------------------- Education is its own reward, both for the individual and for society. Jim Handsfield jhandsfield at att.net>On Jan 5, 2018, at 4:22 PM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford wrote:>>I think we have always used the full name in most churches I've been at.>After all, while it's fine to state just the first name, it's annoying to>have no clue whatsoever what is going on, who's involved, why, etc. If the>prayers are for God only, then why waste our time?