this was spot on, as per usual

That is just hilarious. I don’t know anyone who is consistently one of those 6 people, but they are always there! Except I am ALWAYS the Cave-In, because I feel pressured to deliver an amazing “performance” prayer. That is such a terrible motive that I choose not to do it at all, and I relish the long, awkward silence while everyone waits for me to speak up and I wait for the Closer to just get it over with already.

“So many questions, each fraught with danger and intrigue.”

That is just wonderful. X-TREME PRAYER!!!

By the way, sorry for the flood of comments today. I only recently found this blog and I’m working my way through the whole list. It’s fantastic: funny AND convicting!

And if you haven’t done a post on this already, you should write something about “online giving.” I’d tell a story about that but I’ve already written too much.

Worst ever, let’s do popcorn prayer (ouch)

If you want to go crazy, count the times people say “just” (try it…)

I, too, fall into the category of The Cave-In, because I, too, like the anonymous commenter before me, get all weepy and snotty when I pray for others, with mascara streaks and bloodshot eyes. Not only is this a little (ok a lot) uncomfortable in a group of can-barely-remember-their-name acquaintances, but it sucks to have to leave the prayer session and head to Applebee’s for fellowship over onion blossoms looking like Alice Cooper’s heroin addict cousin.

But there is one group member that it seems has gone AWOL from this list… The Interrupter. You get a syllable or two out there, and in pops the interrupter and hijacks your prayer. What now? Do you try again when they’re done? Do you act like it didn’t happen and you weren’t totally cut off and just shut up until The Closer has closed? Am I the only one out there who gets interrupted? (To be fair, like many Cave-Ins, my voice IS pretty quiet at these things…)