institutional church vs. original Christianity

[etherea]

In performance, there is frequently an interaction between performer and audience, such that those watching are "drawn in" to what's being danced and can identify with it. In my experience (and I work with a dance ministry that performs choreographed dances) you can definitely participate in choreographed dance even if you're not dancing.



The same is also true in worship - dancers can express themselves on behalf of others who (for various reasons) are not dancing. And again, those watching can identify with the dancers and become part of the dance.

Oh, so in your imagination, you kind of see the dancer then as dancing "as" you? Like it is your own spirit that is dancing?



That makes sense.



And it does seem as if the forms can prevent worship, or enhance it according to your own particular view of them. Or maybe it's the timing--I'm not sure. I know that sometimes I have experienced a real sense of God's presence when the Lord's Prayer was being recited, and other times it is just flat and lifeless.