Prosternez-Vous

After church in the chapel with all the EBS residents rained in, we took Don down the road to a new little hotel and restaurant that is being built.  

Owned by a Catholic priest, he must figure they might as well make some money while spending it, so off to the side of the major construction is a little chapel for weddings and church services, and a little outdoor patio for lunch.

The first time the girls and I wandered the premise, waiting for lunch, we noticed the chapel had very low doors.  Lily can barely go through the side or front door without ducking, and I have to bend over to enter.  Once inside, everything is regular size...so while Lily was quite happy with the "kid church", I've been puzzled.

Today when I was similarly entertaining the girls, waiting for chicken and rice, we headed back to the chapel, and noticed that a large welcome has been painted at the front entrance of the stone chapel, stating, "Prosternez-vous devant le Majeste du Seigneur" or..."Bow Yourself Before the Majesty of the Lord."

I realized today that the doors were put in incredibly low so that every person entering must bow...must be reminded of His majesty...has to make themselves physically low, perhaps encouraging the same echo in their spirits.

While I'm not sure I'd put 3 foot doors in my new home, it does have me thinking a bit this Sabbath.  

I DO frequently approach Him too casually.  Yes, He is my friend, my father...but He is also my Maker, my Creator, my GOD.  These doors forced me to remember the fact.

So what else?  What else should I to be practicing in my daily living, in my walk with God, that I easily forget?  

What "doors" could I put in place to encourage me towards Him?  What overhangs could I build to remind me?

This morning, Matt preached from Psalm 113, sharing that verse 2 quite literally says "Praise the Lord, NOW, from this very moment until all of eternity."  He talked about the need, the command, the gift, to praise the Lord continually, and to start NOW.

As I walk and sit and talk and live before the Lord, what could I put in place to remind me to have Praise the Lord ever on my lips?  Ever in my heart?  Despite circumstances?  Before I lay out my complaints and woes and pleas?

So many guides and blessing the Bible gives me, giving me freedom, giving me His love, giving me life abundant.  "Do not go on passing judgment"..."You are a temple"... "Take every thought captive"... "Remember the poor"... "Forgive!"

It might seem silly to build a church with 3 foot doors.  But the reminder it gives is needed, and what a holy small moment I had today, thinking about what I was doing as I manditorily bowed my head in voluntary reverence to Him. 

Just as praying before meals is not an obligation, but reminds us to give Him thanks throughout the day, what other doorways can I set up in my heart and life to remind me of Who He Is and Who I am in Him?