What rituals are you speaking about? I m not really aware of any "rituals" that Christ imposed on his disciples...though I see quite a few in the churches, depending on the denomination.
Again, I am unaware of these rituals......please specify them.
Praising God is an expression of genuine gratitude....a grateful heart does not need to be prompted to offer it....it just comes naturally. If it needs to be prompted, it is a sign that we aren't genuinely grateful.
When we rely on God and not others or ourselves, this is demonstrated by our prayers, It isn't that God needs us to ask for him to comply, but it shows that we trust him as a person who keeps his word for his worshipers. Prayer is a heart talking to God, not just a mind.
This wasn't my quote but I will respond anyway....you seem to be laboring under the misapprehension that we must earn salvation by "participation in the church". I am not quite sure I understand what you mean by "participation in the church"? Can you elaborate?
I attended the Anglican church for the first 20 odd years of my life. The services were boring and made little sense to me as the teachings were not relevant to me as a person. I wanted answers to my many questions which were never forthcoming. I was made to feel like I was doing something wrong if I questioned any of their doctrines. The fact is, they had no answers and didn't want to be seen as inept, so they put the blame on me to cover themselves.
I left the church completely disillusioned by their superficial veneer of righteousness....and inability to answer what I considered to be the important questions.
But the need to know never went away. I never left God, even though I left the church. He found me a while later.
Now I have had all my questions answered and I know what I have always wanted to know....but none of it came from the "church". It came from the Bible.