I'm a California city-girl living in a Midwestern town of 1,042. It's a small life, but one filled with love and purpose.
Saturday, July 9, 2011
And Everybody Said
I did a search for:
"and everybody said amen,"
source of "and everybody said amen" quote, and
why do we say "and everybody said amen."
And what I found was:
a trout fishing blog,
a Yahoo forum discussing their favorite Captain Crunch cereals,
and lots of religious sites using the phrase.
Now that I've been thinking about it,
I notice it a lot more,
and it makes me REALLY want to know why
publicly praying people say it.
It's starting to grate on me a bit.
But, alas, I cannot find the answer.
I've asked my pastor and he doesn't know.
Maybe yours does.
Do tell when you find out.
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2 comments:
"Amen" means to confirm a statement. So it does not make a whole lot of sense to confirm or agree with what you just said in prayer. It does make sense for others who are listening to say Amen, when they are in agreement with what you said. In that they are confirming what you said and saying that they agree.
It seems like the person praying should say it in the present tense, not past tense. Like, "...and everybody say..." or "and all who agree say amen." When he uses the word 'said' it sounds like he is referring to the past. It doesn't make sense.
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