Again it is not that they are necessary. Is it necessary to kneel to pray?
It is difficult for me to understand why the minimalism when it comes to God and worship and prayer and reverence and the sacred? Where does it come from that "thou must do only the minimum necessary."?
How we eat, how we walk, talk, how we brush our teeth... all of these can be done in gratitude, in prayer.
Not that I always do this (in Church, in the presence of the Holy Eucharist are only prime opportunities), but the more we see God in every action, the more we see His creation as our gift, the more we see Beauty and acknowledge it...
Why calculate how little is necessary, rather than accept all that God offers us, if we pay attention?
Beautifully said. St. Terese would be proud.