Emphasizing the primacy of worship practices to worldview formation both honors the fact that all humans are desiring animals while at the same time making sense of how Christian worship is developmentally significant for those who can participate in rituals but are unable to participate in theoretical reflection. In short, it helps us make sense of the moving testimony of someone like “Judy,” a mentally challenged adult who eagerly confessed: I want to eat Jesus bread. . . . I can’t wait until I can eat Jesus bread and drink Jesus juice. People who love Jesus are the ones who eat Jesus bread.
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