There is so much that you can learn about a person by what they wear, how they carry themselves, how they walk, how they talk etc..
It sort of flies in the face of that old saying that you can't judge a book by its cover.
You can even tell a lot about a person by the color of their hair. I know it sounds like stereotyping people, but there is really something to it.
Today, and for a while now, what is interesting to me is this rocking motion that I see a lot of Christians do when they are praying. People that make this rocking motion seem to be somehow caught up in Jesus. Some sort of mystical connection.
They just seem to lose themselves in the moment and rock out to Jesus. Maybe you have seen it. I see people doing this in Church sometimes. I see it elsewhere from time to time as well But mostly, its in Church.
They rock their bodies forward and then back upright. Usually they seem to do it to a tempo. Its like they are hearing a unheard beat of some sort. Usually, people that do this do it over and over and over again for a time.
There seems to be no pattern to it other than the people that I have seen do it usually do it at a pretty fast tempo.
This behavior has always fascinated me. Personally, I have never had to urge or feeling that I needed to rock. I find it odd. But I have seen so many do it that Im sure there must be a reason behind it.
And this b behavior is not just a Christian thing either. The main place I have seen this before is among Jews at the wailing wall in Israel.
You Tube Video of Jews rocking out at the wailing wall.
They make this rocking motion as they pray and read their bibles. I do not know why they do it.
What I do know is this behavior is not exclusive to Christians. Its also not exclusive to Jews. There are many religions that make this rocking motion when they are praying or in tune with God.
I think this is one of the best examples that Christians don't have exclusive rights on God. This rocking motion would seem to prove that their are way more people than we thought that are tuning in God. Perhaps they just know him by a different name?
