Comments on: Worship Him in the Beauty of Holiness: Church Art, Architecture, and Worship http://www.hieropraxis.com/2010/02/worship-him-in-the-beauty-of-holiness-church-art-architecture-and-worship/ Literature and faith, truth and beauty Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:23:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ali http://www.hieropraxis.com/2010/02/worship-him-in-the-beauty-of-holiness-church-art-architecture-and-worship/#comment-64 Ali Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:08:57 +0000 http://www.hieropraxis.com/?p=365#comment-64 As an Orthodox Christian, I see beauty all around me when I enter the sanctuary to worship God. We are intended to encounter God with all our senses, and toward that end we have icons, beautiful chanting, and incense. With icons positioned all around the sanctuary we have windows into heaven. In my personal worship, I also use icons. I have several in my bedroom and one in my living room. Usually Orthodox Christians have icon corners, but I am still creating mine. But even without the icons around me, I can still feel the presence of God when I read my small prayer book at work or when I sit in a room without an icon and read Scripture. As an Orthodox Christian, I see beauty all around me when I enter the sanctuary to worship God. We are intended to encounter God with all our senses, and toward that end we have icons, beautiful chanting, and incense. With icons positioned all around the sanctuary we have windows into heaven.

In my personal worship, I also use icons. I have several in my bedroom and one in my living room. Usually Orthodox Christians have icon corners, but I am still creating mine. But even without the icons around me, I can still feel the presence of God when I read my small prayer book at work or when I sit in a room without an icon and read Scripture.

]]>