Our temptation is to place life in a variety of neat boxes, but we cannot separate the holy and the spiritual from all the rest of life. Contemporary Americans especially have confused and extended the concept of the separation of church and state to mean that faith and daily living are two different issues and the two should never meet. It does not mean that faith and spirituality have no place in our daily secular and political life. It is not isolated from how we live, work, spend our money, or vote. All life comes under the authority of God and it is his authorship of all creation which empowers and enables everything we do.
Religion is how our spirituality is living itself out in the world.
If religion is not built on a deep personal and corporate spirituality, then it has lost its foundation and we might as well close our doors. Spirituality is a much used word in our lives. Unfortunately, it is often seen as an activity in which we engage ourselves from time to time, but is separate and apart from our worldly activity. In fact, spirituality is our awareness of God and our consent to his presence in all of life. Spirituality is that common thread which is woven throughout the entire tapestry of life which holds everything together in harmony.