Friday, June 20, 2008

A thought on prayer at church by a newspaper editor visiting a church

Here's an excerpt from an article about a church an alternative newspaper editor visited. I found it to be humorous:

A word about the praying: When I was dragged off to church by my parents, we folded our hands together to pray and assumed a posture of humility. In today’s emerging churches, you lift both hands up toward heaven, arms out, in what looks like a sort of double-armed fascist salute. It’s a posture that screams, “Look at me, God! I’m praying! To you!” The more enthusiastic worshippers looked like toddlers reaching up for Daddy, anxious to be picked up and hugged past their comfort levels.

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