tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post3117410611644313288..comments2024-03-29T04:31:15.219-05:00Comments on Pastoral Meanderings: The Pastor as Model. . .Pastor Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10653554256101480140noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-48578412753480800162016-01-16T15:27:10.529-06:002016-01-16T15:27:10.529-06:00As a former Roman Catholic, once I became born aga...As a former Roman Catholic, once I became born again and started attending the LCMS, I noted how only a small number of Lutherans in the pews made the sign of the cross. Most pastors in the few LCMS churches I have attended do indeed practice it. I think some of us in the pews see it as something for the Lutheran clergy, but optional for the rest. I don't understand why. I have not done it since I left the Catholic Church, however, I sometimes feel like we should bring it back. Luther taught we should make the sign of the cross when we begin prayers, and I would like to hear LCMS pastors talk about it. Perhaps, with encouragement from the pastors, many Lutherans would follow suit. After all, many of the ceremonial traditions already practiced came from our Catholic past and are not unbiblical or worthy of criticism.John Joseph Flanaganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06596324816480709495noreply@blogger.com