Debbie Donnan

Sitting in a circle with a bunch of Christians; discussing prayer requests, God's goodness, how the previous week went and what the week ahead will bring. Of course someone has managed to divert the conversation and now the group is talking about "that" video on Facebook.  Then the words "ok, let's pray"  Now, I'm not sure what happens in anyone else's body when those words are spoken but for some reason I lose all ability to articulate my thoughts, my palms become extremely sweaty and my heart rate rapidly increases.  This results in me uttering the words that, after years of avoiding praying out loud, leave a bad taste in my mouth...   "I don't want to pray out loud"  I often receive looks of confusion from those who don't feel the same angst however I also receive knowing, thankful glances of those who are just as terrified as me!  I then sit in the circle not listening to the prayers of oth...