In the tradition I follow the temple is the House of the God, literally. The cult images, arrangement and type of offerings, and Daily Ritual are given for the pleasure of the Gods. Temple is not OUR space. We are not the focus. That space belongs to the Gods. 
Whenever I enter temple I do so in a state of purity and humility, knowing that this is the Divine House of my Gods, and I am a visitor. I am only there at the boon of Their hospitality, and I am there to serve Them- because They are the Gods, and I'm only human.
Humility and gratitude go a long way with the Gods; hubris and entitlement are swiftly demolished. Temple is the Sacred Space where cult is celebrated to maintain the presences of the Gods in Their cult images and thus in a fixed space.
It is through the bestowal of cult in Sacred Space that a household, family or community can maintain a very tangible, dynamic thread weaving together human beings with the Holy Powers. The Powers are no longer abstract, but immediate and constant.
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