Balthazar@lemmy.worldtoNo Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•Why is it that clasped hands tends to be the norm for praying? 🙏
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5 days agoUnder Christianity, I think children were instructed to hold their hands together in order to discourage fidgeting. I’m not aware of any Biblical reason to clasp hands. In fact, I think in the Old Testament hands were often raised in prayer.
“Doctor, it hurts when I do this.”