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It's never either/or for Jesus; it's a matter of sequence, priority, and motivation. Get the center point clear and then the rituals are OK. Rituals are not to be idolized; they are only rituals.
But Jesus never throws them out, either (liberals, take heed!). People need to have a symbolic and celebrated universe.

“Jesus is always moving the boundaries outward while still respecting the center. That’s the key to wisdom: being grounded in the center and still, from that deep foundation, knowing how to move out.”

“The word for living that way, the in-between, is faith. Get rid of every thought you’ve had about faith, if that’s possible. Forget, for the moment, about believing in the Immaculate Conception or the pope. They’re not what Jesus is talking about. He’s talking about the grace and freedom to live God’s Dream for the world now - while not rejecting the world as it is.”

Book 2 done. Now to the third book.

Finished Book One: The Road to Assisi. Two more books to go in this volume.