The servant fell on his knees before him. Be patient with me, he begged, and I will pay back everything. The servant s master took pity on him, canceled the debt, and let him go. An angel from heaven appeared to him and strengthened him. And being in anguish, he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground.
Some western churches have kneelers so the congregation can pray in the pews.
Others do not have kneelers, but when people gather at the altar railing, they kneel. The secret to kneeling is not to bend at the waist. Thrust your hips forward, so that your abdomen and thighs form a straight, vertical line, and you ll be able to kneel for long periods of time without fatigue and without sitting on your heels. Lying on one s belly, hands up, either with the head up and eyes open or with the head down and the eyes averted or closed. This is the traditional posture for begging favors from a king when the favors are great and the petitioner is either desperate or has literally no standing before the king.