Most every preacher has seen amens hurled across the isle to the other congregants whose sins have just been named. An “Amen!” should be a personal affirmation of a particular truth or message. Only the sincere can say it properly. When calls for repentance go out for revival, we think of other people’s sins; if their sins would only be turned from, that would bring revival. Never name a single sin of another until you have named seven of your own. Prayers calling for “mercy on me” are more powerful than prayers meant to stoke our own self-righteous estimations of ourselves. Sometimes our hurled amens are meant to proclaim our own righteousness; these can never heal us or bring revival.
“Not my brother, not my sister, but it is me, Oh, Lord, standing in the need of prayer.” -Spiritual
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