Title: Its just merely OK
Product review: The previous additions of the Lutheran Prayer Book are superior to this one (1970 & 1951).This one seems less of glorifying God, than shameless butt kissing. It comes off as insincere and WAAAY over the top syrupy. When I pray, I keep it genuine and personal. Many of the prayers in this edition are too verbose and borderline silly. If anyone spoke to me in the tone the authors use, I'd have to laugh and roll my eyes.One other thing that disturbed me about this book is that many of the prayers seem to mirror the hijacking of Christianity by the republican evangelical right. It mixes secular politics and earthly hot button topics with the true word. I found it VERY offensive. Particularly the prayers about govt and the armed forces. I prefer my worship to be partisan free and that is EXTREMELY difficult to find these days.
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