I sit in the rear, because that’s where the publican sat, in the lowest place where we are instructed by Christ to sit when we enter the feast. I also sit on Christ’s left hand on the right of the nave. He can move me if he so chooses.
Charles, I think we would probably be in the same pew. We have one priest who does not like to have the front pews empty so he will invite people to come to the front, so I will move up then.
It's not necessary for salvation to sit in any one particular spot but just important to keep in mind why we do the things we do, especially when we've been choosing them unconsciously.
Charles, I think we would probably be in the same pew. We have one priest who does not like to have the front pews empty so he will invite people to come to the front, so I will move up then.
Let' face it. Fear of being up front when the reading is from Luke 11 or James 2. ;-) But wise mothers go there intentionally so that their children will not be distracted, but focused on what is before them in the sanctuary.
There are some other possible reasons to sit in the back. I am 74 years old and, unfortunately, have BPH. Most churches locate the bathrooms in the back.
Yes, I probably made an oversimplification, and there are other reasons, but I do find it intriguing to understand the pressures that do weigh on one's will whenever making a decision. I feel these pressures myself, even when I choose to sit elsewhere.
I sit in the rear, because that’s where the publican sat, in the lowest place where we are instructed by Christ to sit when we enter the feast. I also sit on Christ’s left hand on the right of the nave. He can move me if he so chooses.
Charles, I think we would probably be in the same pew. We have one priest who does not like to have the front pews empty so he will invite people to come to the front, so I will move up then.
It's not necessary for salvation to sit in any one particular spot but just important to keep in mind why we do the things we do, especially when we've been choosing them unconsciously.
Charles, I think we would probably be in the same pew. We have one priest who does not like to have the front pews empty so he will invite people to come to the front, so I will move up then.
Let' face it. Fear of being up front when the reading is from Luke 11 or James 2. ;-) But wise mothers go there intentionally so that their children will not be distracted, but focused on what is before them in the sanctuary.
There are some other possible reasons to sit in the back. I am 74 years old and, unfortunately, have BPH. Most churches locate the bathrooms in the back.
Yes, I probably made an oversimplification, and there are other reasons, but I do find it intriguing to understand the pressures that do weigh on one's will whenever making a decision. I feel these pressures myself, even when I choose to sit elsewhere.