"Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on thee; because he trusteth in thee." (Isaiah 26:3)
I read last night that the word "sacrament" comes from the words "sacred" and "mental" - keeping the sacred in mind. That's something we need to do all the time, not just in some select ceremonies.
Maybe that comes from my Quaker upbringing (the horse and buggy guys are Amish, not Quaker).The Quakers have no sacraments; their founder, George Fox, said that communion and baptism are internal works and don't need external substitutes.
I wouldn't propose eliminating sacraments - but I am in favor of keeping our minds stayed upon Jesus.
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