Finally, there is the matter of conscience involved in this
. If one believes as I do that we are to give God thanks for the bread and the fruit of the vine at the Lord's table how are we to worship in good conscience if the one leading prayer does not give thanks but wants to go ahead and ask God to bless? What are we to do? We know we are to thank God but the one in charge wants God to bless the bread, an inanimate object, and does not thank God. If we are to worship God "in spirit and in truth" are we doing so when we do not give thanks? Where is the truth part if we do not give thanks? I do not have any answers since I am like all others in that I am subject to whatever the speaker says, he is in charge, not me. I do all I can and offer a silent prayer of my own but this is certainly not the preferable route to take but what are you going to do?