Praying Over The Phone

In lieu of my new "praying hands" background, I thought I'd write a short post that I've been thinking a bit about lately:

Is it just me or does anyone else out there think that praying over the phone with someone is odd? I mean, I have no real problem with it; I've prayed over the phone with people more times than I can recall (somewhere in the hundreds probably). Yet, even after all those times of praying over the phone, I still find it odd when someone says to me: "So, let's pray together before we hang up." I had this happen to me three times last week. Again, I have no problem with it, in fact, it is probably a good thing. I just don't know why I'm still kind of wierded-out by it. Surely, I'm not the only one though, right?


  1. I generally only pray with a parishioner during a crisis time, in which case it tends to be a powerful prayer.

    But casually? Nah, not my practice.

  2. I think it a little wierd because it is almost like praying to the other person instead of to God. What I mean is it seems more concentrated on the other person hearing rather than God. I know any public or group prayer can seem this way but the feeling is heightened when confined to the telephone.

  3. John & Jason, both are very interesting thoughts. I guess I'm not the only one who considers it a bit odd.