Does the headcovering make for a more intimate worship experience? I ask this question alot. I have a hard time going with the logic, "it doesn't matter, its biblical". Not everything that is the word is for every believer, I think we can agree on that. I personally, still don't think the headcovering is for all believers, but I do see it as a practice of the early church and since being the EC/PoMo person I am ;) I find myself interested in the acient practice.
So back to the question at hand. I have found I have to be in a certain focus for the headcovering to have a more "intimate worship experience". I don't know if it is because so far my experience thus far has been one that hasn't put it in the "mystery" or made it a "scared" thing. The context that I wear the headcovering now is out of respect for the fellowship I attend. They believe it is "biblical" for women to wear it. And again, me being a good lil' EC/PoMo my rebel side comes out and soon I become uncomfortable with the headcovering.
BUT I have had moments where the symbolim of the headcovering was so beautiful that it almost brought me to tears. I think there is beauty in the body of Christ, I think there is beauty in the thought of angels wondering and trying to understand why we worship, we mere humans, isn't that inspiring? Isn't it amazing that we can show them through symbolism the body of Christ? See that excites me. It changes this thinking of "its biblical" to there is this example of Christians gathering in worship and what that meant to them. How does this settle?
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That's an awfully good post...
thank you! :)
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