Succinctly said, Ken. If you attempt to tell someone about this kind of thing briefly, you can end up getting that look like they think you've spent too long in a van with funny smoke.
Conformity is the last defense of apathy, and anything that brings God's mystery into an everyday event is a threat to a self-driven day. We don't want to get tabloid-y, but it would be wise to remember that God doesn't fit your box. -cel