Language of the heart

17 Dec 2015 | by Carole Christman Koch

Carole Christman Koch considers the history of Christian devotion

Walking a labyrinth, which can be used to facilitate prayer. | Photo: zoxcleb / flickr CC.

Picture a person kneeling with hands palm-to-palm, fingers interlocked, eyes closed and head bowed. Immediately, one recognises an attitude of religious devotion. This posture, though associated by most Christians with piety, is only one of many postures used in praising God. These bodily gestures speak the silent language of the heart.

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