No, this isn’t a political statement, it is a practical Churchgoing statement. Ever since I can remember, I’ve always sat in about the same place in Church when given a choice. My mother always sat in the first or second row, which I prefer not to do. Personally I always sit a bit forward of halfway back and in the right of the far left pew. Whenever I sat somewhere else I felt vaguely uncomfortable and couldn’t quite explain why. The question was answered when I was over in Oxford.

Here I am in C.S. Lewis’ church sitting where I usually would. Catch? That’s exactly the spot where Warnie Lewis & his brother Jack were. *pause for moment of Twilight Zone music*

Yes, whenever I wasn’t sitting there I felt odd and didn’t know why. I felt as if I aught to be sitting there, and it turns out that is precisely where the very person to whom I owe being a Christian used to sit. When I was in my teens I started hugely questioning my faith and that’s when C.S. Lewis came in. What is particularly intriguing, however, is that I am usually in Warnie’s seat. Why is that odd? Because his writings are the reason I began my discernment process to begin with! *insert more Twilight Zone music*.

Now I know why I sit where I do, and I thought the story behind it was interesting enough to share. If you have any reasons why you are in a particular place in church feel free to comment and share why. I’ve noticed that people tend to head to the same general place, no matter what Church they happen to enter.