3. The Praise of All Creation
Church worship space mirrors the unity of creation. At the Eastern end of the building, in the direction of the rising sun, lies the Holy Place. Here on the Holy Table lays the Lamb which will become the Body and Blood of Christ through the power of the Holy Spirit. This area represents for us the celestial realm ever-present but normally beyond our sight.

At the Western end of the church stand the faithful in the nave. In a sense, this area represents the world or normal human activity. Here stand also many icons, images of the saints and other holy people once of earth, now in heaven, who join with all humanity in worship.

Separating---or rather binding--- the two areas together is the iconostasis, a thin wall covered with images of Christ the incarnate God, the Virgin, and the saints. The Royal Doors open from the center of the iconostasis, revealing the Holy Place to the faithful.