Gestures during the liturgy.

I have heard when we pray the Our Father, the hands are to be open with the palms up so that the rays of love pass through the palms. How is this correct? The Our Father is the most intense prayer. First, it is a biblical prayer, and second, it is the prayer of the Lord Jesus Himself. He said. You shall pray like this. He didn’t say. I would like you to pray this. It is a model of proper prayer. Of course, the gestures and the inner frame of mind are interrelated. They are like connected vessels. We know this from sports broadcasts. When a team scores a goal, many spectators jump up, automatically raise their hands, and shout. Goal. Whatever one is full of it makes itself known. But sometimes, even a gesture helps us to take a stand. For example, when we want to concentrate, we put our head in our hands. Even in the liturgy, we use different gestures. For example, we beat our breasts to express our regret. Gestures help us to experience our inner state better. Sometimes we can choose other gestures and people sometimes need help determining which gesture is the right one, for example. Holy Communion. On the mouth,or the hand. It is not decisive whether we receive on the mouth or the hand. It is the inner attitude that is decisive. What is my relationship with God. Many do not read sin because they have no connection with God. In doing so, they think that everything is fine. For them, the decisive thing is that they have done nothing wrong. But imagine spouses who do not talk or communicate with each other, and yet they will claim that their marriage is good because they have done nothing wrong. Such a marriage is in crisis, and what usually follows if there is such a relationship? That they start looking for another partner who understands them, loves them, and understands them. Love has to manifest itself somehow. Words, deeds, etc. Even a relationship with God has to manifest itself somehow. Like prayer, going to church. How many Christians have been baptized but never pray, never think of God, live without God. Who has such a relationship with God there? Such a person can make any gestures, it has no meaning. Gestures should always be an expression of the inner state.

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