The desire for ritual Posted on December 19, 2011 by Elizaphanian This was not on the whole a statement about their desire for faith, but for ritual. Whether they were lapsed Christians or non-believers such as me, what struck us all was that this ceremony met a deep need to have our emotions evoked and expressed. Believing in God was not the point. We just wanted the response to our own lives and to those of our friends to be as serious and as purposeful as this. Share this:TwitterFacebookPrintLinkedInWhatsAppLike this:Like Loading...