Addressing Sin

Moving from the Protestant world into Eastern Orthodoxy continues to reveal and enlighten numerous things.  One that had come up lately is the addressing of sin.  At least in my experience in the Protestant world, there was always such an emphasis upon being right, upon having all the details lined up and understood, upon thinking right and making sure everyone else was thinking right as well.
In Orthodoxy, things are handled differently.  This is not to say that being right is not important.  It certainly is.  But there is so much to life that is organic and living.  Everyone has come to the faith upon a different path, with different circumstances.  The vast multitude of details that make us who we are, also make us think differently and prioritize differently.  It is cold, unsympathetic and illogical to think that everyone needs to think and respond the same way we have and do.
So in addressing sin, we really shouldn't think that we need to set everyone straight in regards to the sin that we may see (or think we see) in their life.  There is so much we simply do not know about people and why they act and respond the way they do.  Unless someone approaches us and asks for help with their own sin, we really should simply deal with our own sins and pray for others.
Believing in the power of prayer means something. Believing in the power of prayer means pursuing for others, in the way that the Church has taught us, will change things. I can almost guarantee that if we spend our time on our own sanctification and pray for others, much more will be accomplished than if we Bible thump.
This recalls a quote from St Seraphim of Sarov,  "Obtain the grace of the Holy Spirit and a thousand around you will be saved."