Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Isaiah 58:6-12
by: Leota Stevens.
Brushing and flossing are important practices for oral hygiene. You brush and floss for the right reasons, but usually out of habit and discipline and not because your heart is excited about the ritual. Sadly, our worship can become as mundane as our morning dental exercise. God does not want the ritual without the relationship, the practice without the peace, the singing without the surrender. The big picture of God’s redemptive nature is often missed by the narrow focus of our attention on the framework of religious activity.