Especially among Christians,there is so much emphasis placed on corporate worship that it is sometimes difficult to find a place for individual devotion. And then there is the person who takes "individual devotion" too far by fantasizing that they are actually worshipping The Divine on a golf course or a fishing trip!
A cynic or someone opposed to religion might make allegations that the purpose of corporate worship is to collect money and perhaps also to keep everyone under observation lest someone "stray." But no, corporate worship has its place, as I state in my statement of belief in the Eucharist of Communion we use in Mass For The Shut-Out. It has a proper place and a good purpose to fulfill.
And so what is the need for corporate worship? And what is needed the most?
