Lauren Achtemeier: Lane's Third Axiom

Since a place can be tread upon without being entered, it is very plausible to find examples. Once such place is something like a church; not all people are of the same religion or are religious at all. If an atheist were to walk into a church, they would walk right through the sacred place of another without much feeling. They may simply consider the church to be a large building wasted upon a lost cause. But for the believer, those four walls are sacred and provide spiritual connection to God. For Christians, there is something about walking into a church that feels sacred, and respect for the space inside a building is felt. The building may not be all that unique, especially if it is a modern built church, but the energy of the place still may command a presence of a higher power. When I was little, sitting a pew waiting for communion, I used to think about the idea of God being present in the Eucharist. I always how God could be present in my church, while at the same time across the world in someone else’s at the same time! It really bothered me. The church felt like a sacred place and I was able to feel the spiritual connection, but too young to realize that that kind of experience is completely separate from rational thought. If the church had not felt sacred to me, I may have decided that I did not identify with Christianity.