Worship is the submission of all our nature to God.
It is the quickening of conscience by His holiness;
the nourishment of mind with His truth;
the purifying of imagination by His beauty;
the opening of the heart to His love;
the surrender of will to His purpose--
and of all this gathered up in adoration, the most selfless
emotion of which our nature is capable.

William Temple. Readings in St. John's Gospel
cited by Kenneth Bailey in Jesus through Middle Eastern Eyes: Cultural Studies in the Gospels.

The Pareto principle (also known as the 80-20 rule, the law of the vital few, and the principle of factor sparsity) states that, for many events, roughly 80% of the effects come from 20% of the causes.

Wikipedia. PARETO PRINCIPLE.

A sailor must know two things before he can chart a course: his current location and the location of where he wants to go. Picking a destination may be easy – the Bahamas perhaps – but determining the precise distance and direction the ship must travel to get to the tropical paradise requires a skipper know his exact location at the time of his departure.
During his journey a navigator also must constantly measure his progress. Unexpected weather conditions, changes in ocean currents and breakdowns in equipment all conspire to throw him off course. To reach his destination safely and successfully requires an accurate assessment of the ship’s progress compared to where it started from and where it needs to go.

Kevin Craine. Where are you now? Where are you going?

Recognizing these four postures of life helps us make sense of the church's work. Much of the church's activity is spent trying to move people from one of these four postures to another. 

Skye Jethani. WITH.

There is a strange paradox I have observed: the more structure, the greater chance of spontaneity. 

It was vital for me, not to understand everything, but to have the right questions. 

Jane Vella. LEARNING TO LISTEN, LEARNING TO TEACH.