Just...

I tuned into a youtube channel seeking a church service to watch (given we're pretending to shut down society at the moment)

 

"..we just want to welcome you..."

 

is how it started; so I commented:

I don't understand why evangelical Christians use the word 'just' so much. It sounds timid, timorous, hesitant, disingenuous and...well...creepy, like there's some other agenda; or it's a diminutive: we are only going to welcome you, nothing else.

 

How about a full-blown 'Welcome to our gathering in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit' like you are Christians, or a short sentence of scripture from a psalm, as though the Bible is important to your gathering...or is it 'just' a social club?

Apart from that, it seemed an OK service.

BTW, the overuse of 'just' in prayers was drawn to my attention by a friend, about 35 years ago. She's a paid Christian now, and good for her. A fabulous use of her talent.