Tag: body
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body
We had class in the dark and suddenly I wished we could do everything in the dark. Vulnerable, safe, I almost fell asleep. She read aloud to us, her children, her brood, gathered around her with pencils poised and eyelids fluttering. She read to us about a man who used to run, who felt the…
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Embodied Worship
I grew up in churches (and cultures) where worshiping with your body was viewed rather judgmentally. At least, you knew who the congregants were who raised their hands while singing, and they always sat in the very front pews. When I was in middle school, my family attended a couple mega-churches for short periods of time,…