I grew up in a Congregational "debtor" church which became a UCC church. The Lord's Prayer is about requesting forgiveness and forgiving, but also being able to speak it out loud as a congregation. The trespassing version is almost as difficult to speak as our national anthem is to sing.
I grew up saying "trespassers". I belong to a group now that says "debtors." It seems I usually end up saying "tretters." I think it covers both bases.
I grew up saying debtors and have now joined the Episcopal church which says trespassers. I stumble often. I looked up "Tretters" and found: http://www.tretters.cz/
I grew up in a Congregational "debtor" church which became a UCC church. The Lord's Prayer is about requesting forgiveness and forgiving, but also being able to speak it out loud as a congregation. The trespassing version is almost as difficult to speak as our national anthem is to sing.
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ReplyDeleteI grew up saying "trespassers". I belong to a group now that says "debtors." It seems I usually end up saying "tretters." I think it covers both bases.
ReplyDeleteI grew up saying debtors and have now joined the Episcopal church which says trespassers. I stumble often. I looked up "Tretters" and found: http://www.tretters.cz/
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