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When personal revelation conflicts with institutional practice

I feel closest to God when I'm gardening alone but my church says that's not real worship and I should be there every Sunday.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Authentic spiritual experience occurs outside prescribed religious forms, creating tension with communal expectations.

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