5 Benefits of Ritual: Making Convention Seem Unique, and The Unique Seem Exceptional

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Rituals have value to express the deepest meanings and values that define a community. They graduate conventional moments into unique experiences, and those experiences become exceptionally powerful in forming people spiritually, socially, and communally. These rituals are not superstitious or magical in any way, but apostolic and ecclesial traditions that have grown in significance over time through repetition, history, and occasion. When we participate in these rituals, we align ourselves with the long story of God’s people cooperating with one another and with our Creator to heal the world