To give my 
I think the norm is for the husband/father to lead family worship. He is the head of the household and he should be praying for the family (the Directory of Family Worship refers to this duty as belonging to the head of the household). The rest of the family can offer their prayer requests ahead of time and should be praying along with him. If the husband/father is incapicated or absent then the wife/mother is generally next in line to lead family worship. There are some exceptions to the rule which is why I think of this as the norm.
John Howe has some thoughts on women leading family worship when the male head is absent here.
Robert Burns, The Cotter's Saturday Night: Quote:
The priest-like father reads the sacred page,
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Then kneeling down to Heaven's Eternal King,
The saint, the father, and the husband prays:
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Andrew Myers
Husband of Jessica, Father of Jackson, Katie and Samuel
Member, Presbyterian Reformed Church of Northern Virginia
Warrenton, VA USA
Editor, The Matthew Poole Project
"Let your Morning Thoughts, and your last Evening Thoughts, be what shall become of you to all Eternity." -- Matthew Poole
Last edited by VirginiaHuguenot; 06-19-2007 at 05:54 PM..
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