To coin a metaphor:

It's like a Protestant
wandering into a Catholic church
and hearing someone just out of the confessional
muttering 32 Hail Mary's as instructed
huddled in the nearest pew,
and thinking
hey once is enough...

for some, a ceaseless act of worship;
for some, a wake-up call;

the intention
could be the same

Michael Shepherd

http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/thoughts-on-world-poetry/