{"id":3085,"date":"2012-01-17T21:38:33","date_gmt":"2012-01-17T21:38:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/prayables\/?p=3085"},"modified":"2012-01-28T13:44:10","modified_gmt":"2012-01-28T13:44:10","slug":"what-does-amen-mean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/prayables\/2012\/01\/what-does-amen-mean.html","title":{"rendered":"What Does Amen Mean?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>\u201cAhem<\/em>\u201d (sound of throat clearing) \u201c\u2019Amen\u2019 does not mean \u2018truth\u2019 it means \u2018trust.<\/em>\u2019\u201d Oopsie. After all, Nellie is a volunteer<\/em> Sunday school teacher. She\u2019s not expected know everything!<\/p>\n

The Pastor overheard her answering the question of a young girl who asked, \u201cWhat does \u2018amen\u2019 mean?<\/em>\u201d Nellie always thought of it as a \u201ctrue dat\u201d kind of expression, halfway between \u201cain\u2019t that the truth\u201d and \u201cright on!\u201d So imagine her surprise (and embarrassment) to be gently corrected by clergy on the meaning of the one word that\u2019s part of her everyday, all day conversations with God.<\/p>\n

A little more research showed her that \u201camen\u201d comes from the Hebrew word \u201caman.\u201d Not only does it have roots in the word for \u201ctrust,\u201d but it also means; to believe, and have faith. Nellie prays a lot. She\u2019s a believer of such gigantic proportions, that to secure a prayer with \u201camen\u201d is as natural as breathing. How perfect that she reaffirms her faith out loud with every prayer she offers!<\/p>\n

Sunday school kids will always ask questions, easy and hard, about God, prayer, and the bible. In teaching the next generation, Nellie hopes to share her sense of wonder at all there is to learn, even when you think you have all the answers.<\/p>\n

– Prayables<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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