In the Charismatic Movement (also in Evangelical churches), it is a common practice to raise hands during worship and prayer. I don't see this often in the Orthodox Church. I just read a sentence in this book that implies the use of hands reaching towards heaven as an act of worship ("Full of holy designs, you did, with true earnestness of mind and a godly confidence, stretch forth your hands to God Almighty, beseeching Him to be merciful into you, if ye had been guilty of any involuntary transgression" -Chapter 2). Have any of you seem this in practice in your parish, or is this expressed in a different way? Is it considered to be acceptable to raise hands towards God during worship (I not overly distracting)?
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