1 Corinthians 11

1 Corinthians 11 (New International Version)

 ¹Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ.

Propriety in Worship

 ²I praise you for remembering me in everything and for holding to the teachings,^[a] just as I passed them on to you.  ³Now I want you to realize that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is man, and the head of Christ is God. ⁴Every man who prays or prophesies with his head covered dishonors his head. ⁵And every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head—it is just as though her head were shaved. ⁶If a woman does not cover her head, she should have her hair cut off; and if it is a disgrace for a woman to have her hair cut or shaved off, she should cover her head. ⁷A man ought not to cover his head,^[b] since he is the image and glory of God; but the woman is the glory of man. ⁸For man did not come from woman, but woman from man; ⁹neither was man created for woman, but woman for man. ¹⁰For this reason, and because of the angels, the woman ought to have a sign of authority on her head.

 ¹¹In the Lord, however, woman is not independent of man, nor is man independent of woman. ¹²For as woman came from man, so also man is born of woman. But everything comes from God. ¹³Judge for yourselves: Is it proper for a woman to pray to God with her head uncovered? ¹⁴Does not the very nature of things teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a disgrace to him, ¹⁵but that if a woman has long hair, it is her glory? For long hair is given to her as a covering. ¹⁶If anyone wants to be contentious about this, we have no other practice—nor do the churches of God.

The Lord's Supper

 ¹⁷In the following directives I have no praise for you, for your meetings do more harm than good. ¹⁸In the first place, I hear that when you come together as a church, there are divisions among you, and to some extent I believe it. ¹⁹No doubt there have to be differences among you to show which of you have God's approval. ²⁰When you come together, it is not the Lord's Supper you eat, ²¹for as you eat, each of you goes ahead without waiting for anybody else. One remains hungry, another gets drunk. ²²Don't you have homes to eat and drink in? Or do you despise the church of God and humiliate those who have nothing? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you for this? Certainly not!  ²³For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread, ²⁴and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, "This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me." ²⁵In the same way, after supper he took the cup, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me." ²⁶For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes.

 ²⁷Therefore, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of sinning against the body and blood of the Lord. ²⁸A man ought to examine himself before he eats of the bread and drinks of the cup. ²⁹For anyone who eats and drinks without recognizing the body of the Lord eats and drinks judgment on himself. ³⁰That is why many among you are weak and sick, and a number of you have fallen asleep. ³¹But if we judged ourselves, we would not come under judgment. ³²When we are judged by the Lord, we are being disciplined so that we will not be condemned with the world.

 ³³So then, my brothers, when you come together to eat, wait for each other. ³⁴If anyone is hungry, he should eat at home, so that when you meet together it may not result in judgment.
      And when I come I will give further directions.

Footnotes:
1 Corinthians 11:2 Or traditions
1 Corinthians 11:7 Or ⁴ Every man who prays or prophesies with long hair dishonors his head. ⁵ And every woman who prays or prophesies with no covering (of hair) on her head dishonors her head—she is just like one of the "shorn women." ⁶ If a woman has no covering, let her be for now with short hair, but since it is a disgrace for a woman to have her hair shorn or shaved, she should grow it again. ⁷ A man ought not to have long hair 

In my own convictions in reading this passage as well as reading other sources, I have chosen to take up the practice of head covering as an everyday practice. I feel that it is in obedience to the Holy Spirit.

My prayer is that I can do so in a way that does not bring too much attention to myself, for that is not my goal of wearing a head covering. For me it is a sign of obedience to Him. 

Maybe it will be an opportunity for me to be an example to my brothers and sisters, as well as to non-Christians. 

For the one thing that women should agree on with regards to veiling is the reason behind it.
A woman with a veil is not, as is commonly thought, veiling herself in submission to men.
She is also not veiling herself out of shame, or subjugation. (Unless you count that she is submissive to Christ the Lord and shameful of her sins which crucified Him.)
A woman who chooses to veil herself does so for this reason:
because she is sacred. Remember what happened at the death of Jesus? The veil which hid the sacred Temple was rent in two. Sacred things are veiled. Always have been.
Women's heads are veiled for the same reason the chalice is veiled. Both a woman and a chalice are things which God touches. A chalice contains God physically. A woman, when touched by the skilled hand of God, becomes co-creator with Him, and a new life is made.
Women are touched by God in a way that men never can be. God uses a woman's body to bring forth new life. He has an intimate connection with her physical body.
So, choose to wear a veil or don't.
But if do, and you understand why you're veiled, it will be much easier to explain when people ask.