Thanks for the clarification, Paul. I'm still trying to see how this fits into the context of the worship service. May I ask at what point in the service did you stand and confess? Was there an invitation from the pulpit to share anything that needed to be confessed to the congregation?

I guess I'm trying to figure out how I, if I were in the exact same situation as you were, would be able (in the context of our order of worship) to bring this to the attention of the whole congregation.

Please believe me, I'm not trying to pick a fight, just pick your brain. I haven't experienced such a thing before and am trying to understand. <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> By your examples I can see where this would be a good thing if handled properly.

Trust the past to God's mercy, the present to God's love and the future to God's providence." - St. Augustine
Hiraeth