What do you think of "unspoken Prayer requests" in church services?

although I prefer to pray in specifics, i can pray for the persons unspoken request just as easily.

There are times when I could understand why someone may have an unspoken request. But I cant stand it when every week the same people have an unspoken request. I don't know why it bothers me, and it probably shouldn't, but it does.

I think they're great. Because sometimes we have a prayer request..but we don't want everyone in church to know all the juicy details.

So unspoken prayer requests are the answer.

I don't think its necessary for us to know what someone needs prayer for in order to pray for them. People have a tendency to turn prayer requests into gossip and someone sincerely seeking prayer doesn't deserve to have their problem published to the whole congregation.

I think that they are just fine! God knows everyones thoughts no matter what. Sometimes prayer requests are personal, and it's not necessary to share them with everyone. It's important that you have a one-on-one connection with god and therefore it doesn't matter if your prayer requests are spoken aloud or not!

It's a lot better than someone using a prayer request for a gossip session..Like please help John Doe get a job so he can quit drinking and his wife doesn't have to steal peaches off my tree..type of prayer requests..

Our church doesn't even do the unspokens. In my mind, EVERYONE has unspokens----else they would speak them. So we pray for those mentioned AND those that are too personal or painful to even mention.

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I think that they are ok, because God knows what is in the heart, and He is the one that we are praying to anyway. Some people are shy to share what is going on with them- however if they never share with anyone than I think there can be a problem.

A. Bible says, Let thy petitions be known. B. If its private, that's ok. Just ask God inwardly,w/o mentioning it to anyone. C. That just makes people ask questions!!!!! Supposedly what they don't want.