Posted on 08/30/2007 6:37:13 AM PDT by ensignsj
For decades, God has lavished his followers with linguistic grace regarding what could be considered an epidemic in the prayer world – the use of the word "just." Usually found in a pattern similar to "God, please just [insert petition] and just [insert another petition]," the word "just" has made answering prayers a confusing and tedious process for the Almighty. In response, God declared earlier this month that Christians everywhere may no longer use the word "just" during intercessory prayer, effective immediately.
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Good point, I suppose. It’s just that it’s hard to change your speeaking style. You can try, just some of the time you’re bound to slip. I’m just sayin’.
I'm just, LOL!
That’s funny! It has long been one of my peeves that people “just” pray this way. Not an annoying kind of peeve, but an observational one. Lots of people “just” do that a lot.
LOL! Yup ... that’s a pet peeve of mine, too.
It is. I don’t think I’ve used the word “just” in any of my prayers. Hmm. Now I’m going to be self-conscious about it. Thanks!
“Just” is the ecclesiastical form of “ummmmmmmmmmmmmmm”. I notice the problem most among communities that habitually eschew fixed forms of prayer, insisting instead on extemporaneous prayer in all cases. The problem with this is that they frequently do not collect their thoughts before opening their mouths.
Baptists couldn’t pray if the word “just” was eliminated. It’s the speech pattern they hear from childhood. Unfortunately, to others it smacks of a whining tone in speaking to the Almighty.
This is JUST a joke thread.
Just about time!
It's like teen girls who throw in "like" all over the place.
Me, I use the Altar Book when I pray the General Prayer and the Collects.
Oh, I agree with God! I’d like to remove “just” from the language completely! For its otherwise reasonable uses, we can substitute “upright,” “fairminded,” or “righteous,” because the word will be abused if it’s available at all.
Polysyllables, pronoun-antecedent agreement, accurate spelling ...
I’m just like ... are you married?
The use of the word “just” in prayer is intended to imply simplicity but in this case, it implies a simplicity in the direction of God.
IOW, it is patronizing God; a passive-agressive way of insulting Him.
You should just stop. Just look at the trouble you’re stirring by being, well, just by being you.
It’s just my nature.
And we all know you can’t, like, just change your nature.
Your tagline explains all.
Catholics have a traditional prayer (or several) for almost every occasion, and usually precede any extemporaneous prayer with it. This habit helps us to collect our thoughts as we pray. I don’t know if it was ever intended that way, but that’s how it seems to work out in practice. I’ve notice the same habits among, for example, Anglicans and Lutherans. Not so much among Baptists Pentecostals.
Yes ... why do you ask?
Just engaging in a little mild humor. You can just ignore it.
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