RE: Never really understood the whole waving hands in the air thing.
SOME PRECEDENTS FROM SCRIPTURE MIGHT HELP (ESV, English Standard Version):
Nehemiah 8:6 ESV
And Ezra blessed the Lord, the great God, and all the people answered, “Amen, Amen,” lifting up their hands. And they bowed their heads and worshiped the Lord with their faces to the ground.
1 Kings 8:54
Now as Solomon finished offering all this prayer and plea to the Lord, he arose from before the altar of the Lord, where he had knelt with hands outstretched toward heaven.
1 Timothy 2:8-10 ESV
I desire then that in every place the men should pray, lifting holy hands
Psalm 28:2 ESV
Hear the voice of my pleas for mercy, when I cry to you for help, when I lift up my hands toward your most holy sanctuary.
Ezra 9:5 ESV
And at the evening sacrifice I rose from my fasting, with my garment and my cloak torn, and fell upon my knees and spread out my hands to the Lord my God,
1 Kings 8:22 ESV
Then Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of all the assembly of Israel and spread out his hands toward heaven,
Psalm 119:48 ESV
I will lift up my hands toward your commandments, which I love, and I will meditate on your statutes.
1 Kings 8:38 ESV
Whatever prayer, whatever plea is made by any man or by all your people Israel, each knowing the affliction of his own heart and stretching out his hands toward this house,
I’ve seen a mix of people doing this in church services and not doing this in church services. The bible would seem to urge it be done. As everyone is convinced the Lord is moving them to do it.
Good to see you back.