What motivated me to step into a church on a Sunday?

• Being a freethinker, I've never been to church on a Sunday
• I have no idea what christians do in churches on Sundays
• Friend of mine offered me a ride to the church

Schedule of events at the church

• People in the church start singing christian worship songs
• Prayers , moments of silence
• Some people came up to discuss parts of the bible (verses), and brought out personal stories they have about their past to relate to the verses

Things I've observed at the church

• Christians call each other brothers and sisters
• Christians end their prayers with the word "Amen", which is used to express agreement or approval

Questions I have after going to this event

• Is it normal for people to open their eyes while praying? If so, is it bad to do so?
• How do they read the bible? Do they read it like a story book page by page? Or do they randomly select verses from the bible to open a discussion on it?

Conclusion / things I've learned from this experience

• I see it as a place where people come together to share their stories, to think deeply about verses in the bible and to care for each other
• I would like to participate more of these kinds of discussions in the future