Tuesday, April 1, 2025

Lutheran Amen

A lot of Lutherans can be a lil reserved and stoic and don't like to be all showy in their approval and when they're moved. If you find yourself in a crowd of a bunch of Lutherans that have just heard something particularly profound, instead of a bunch of loud "amens" (though every now and then I hear someone try one out) what you'll hear is a "hmmm." 

It can be translated to: 
  • that was a good point
  • that was deep
  • I hadn't thought of it that way
  • yes, thank you
  • interesting (but actually, not a Minnesotan interesting)
Basically, amen. 

If you ever get that response from a room of Lutherans, you really moved them. Just so you know, because you probably wouldn't know.  

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