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Why familiar prayers suddenly trigger overwhelming emotion

I started crying in the middle of the Lord's Prayer last Sunday and couldn't stop, and I have no idea what that was about.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Sacred words practiced over decades can suddenly penetrate psychological defenses, releasing accumulated grief, gratitude, or recognition that has been held unconsciously for years.

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