devoting” because it governs the other characteristics of the church where the Spirit reigns. It denotes a steadfast and single-minded devotion to a certain course of action. Many of us marvel at the free throw specialists in the National Basketball Association who when well into the game, breathing heavily, hurting from a foul, step to the free throw line and seldom miss (often maintaining an 80 percent success rate). How do they make it look so easy? By continual devotion to their task. These