Shalom chaverim,
Please forgive me if this sounds silly, but I have a question: would you wear a kippah or a tallit in a christian church? I'm asking that because I've been invited by some of my relatives to attend service in some protestant churches and there's one thing that's been bothering me a little (no big deal, but, since we're here to debate, let's debate!). I feel so... "naked"... walking into a house of prayer without my kippah. I know it's silly, but it has a meaning to me, it is a sign of my submission to G-d, and acknowledging that One greater than us all is present. I also feel pretty "strange" (not the exact word, but I can't think of a better one right now) joining a prayer service without my tallit. Then again, I'm afraid that by wearing them (esp. the tallit) I could be making a fool out of myself, that people would look at me wondering what in G-d's name is wrong with me. So I kind of have to face this dillemma: do I feel "naked" or "embarrassed"?
Am I the only one who gets these feelings? Have I totally lost my mind?
How do you other Messianics out there deal with this? Have you ever thought about it at all?
Thanks in advance for your comments!
Ben Tsion
Please forgive me if this sounds silly, but I have a question: would you wear a kippah or a tallit in a christian church? I'm asking that because I've been invited by some of my relatives to attend service in some protestant churches and there's one thing that's been bothering me a little (no big deal, but, since we're here to debate, let's debate!). I feel so... "naked"... walking into a house of prayer without my kippah. I know it's silly, but it has a meaning to me, it is a sign of my submission to G-d, and acknowledging that One greater than us all is present. I also feel pretty "strange" (not the exact word, but I can't think of a better one right now) joining a prayer service without my tallit. Then again, I'm afraid that by wearing them (esp. the tallit) I could be making a fool out of myself, that people would look at me wondering what in G-d's name is wrong with me. So I kind of have to face this dillemma: do I feel "naked" or "embarrassed"?
Am I the only one who gets these feelings? Have I totally lost my mind?
How do you other Messianics out there deal with this? Have you ever thought about it at all?
Thanks in advance for your comments!
Ben Tsion