I love the liturgy of the church. It is affirming to repeat the songs and creeds during morning worship. To say the prayers and follow the ritual of Communion adds depth to my experience, but...sometimes I think we get too regimented and take it too seriously.
Leo Tolstoy writes:
"Three Russian monks lived on a distant island. Nobody ever went there, but one day their bishop decided to visit them. When he arrived, he discovered that the monks didn't even know The Lord's Prayer. He spent all of his time teaching them the prayer and then left pleased that he had done his pastoral work. But when his ship had left the island and was back on open sea, he suddenly noticed the three hermits walking on water. In fact, they were running after the ship! When they reached it they cried "Bishop, we have forgotten the prayer you taught us!""
Like I said, it is all wonderful and uplifting but it's not all there is to following Christ.
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