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What’s Up
Western Christianity has stripped faith down to Sunday mornings and it’s starving for everyday expressions of belief. Believe it or not … Rituals Matter!
So What
Without daily reminders and embedded rituals, faith too easily becomes a weekend hobby. But faith that shapes lives has to show up more than once a week.
The Point Is
Rituals Make Faith Visible
Whether it’s a weekly communion, bedtime prayers, or a Thursday Seder, rituals give form to faith and embed belief in the rhythms of life.
Jewish Practice Has Lessons
From Shabbat to Seder, Jewish rituals interweave the sacred with the everyday. Western Christianity could learn something here.
Reclaim Everyday Moments
You don’t need a full Seder meal to create faith moments. A mealtime communion, a family blessing … these shape how we live and what we pass on.
Faith Is Daily, Not Weekly
Deuteronomy 6:6–7 calls us to talk about faith when we rise, walk, rest, and eat. It’s not a once-a-week event. Faith formation is a lifestyle.
And … ?
Today, Christians remember Passover through Maundy Thursday services or the occasional Christianized Seder meal. Meanwhile, Jewish communities practice a faith that’s woven into the fabric of everyday life – and Passover is a mountaintop rite for them. From candle lighting to Sabbath rest to mealtime blessings, they’ve managed to keep faith tethered to daily reality. Western Christians? Not so much. Most have lost the rhythm of ritual. And without that rhythm, faith fades into the background.
But there’s something powerful about reclaiming the everyday as holy. It’s about attaching the practice of faith to the moments we already live. Author Neil Cole broke bread during lunch and shared communion with us in a restaurant. It took thirty seconds. But it made a mark. George Hunter III writes that St. Patrick did the same – he reimagined the Irish way of life to reflect Christian truth (see The Celtic Way of Evangelism). That’s the work ahead of us: to take what’s already in motion and root it in faith. Not as a gimmick. Not as a show. But as a lived expression that shapes our souls and disciples our children.
Action!
Reimagine your rhythms. Add one meaningful ritual this week and teach your people to do the same. Need help? Get a copy of my High-Voltage Spirituality and uncover dozens of ways to add faith practices and rituals to your everyday life.
