I wonder why people always clap after a worship song. The super-spiritual answer is we’re clapping for the Lord, but I don’t think most people do it as an act of worship. It seems to be a habit. Is it because we don’t know what to do at the end of one song and the beginning of the next? Is it because the transitions between songs take too long and we feel awkward? Is it because the worship experience is actually more a time of performance than a time of participation?
I’m sincerely curious how/why this got started—let me know what you think.
In the meantime, I head to Louisville for the NACC on Monday—hope to see you there.
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People sometimes clap when they enjoy something. I choose to think the best of their motives. I would rather be in a atmosphere where people felt free to express themselves than in on where expression is condemned.