This morning I started the day with silent meditation and readings, just as I have for the past few Fridays. A new friend named Justin from my church has been organizing the services. Today we were joined by Rawleigh who seemed to enjoy it and will likely continue. This isn't everyone's bag, but for me this is deeply spiritual. I love the peace and calm I feel during the time, and also the sense of community and sharing we have even though very little talking is involved.
We start out by singing a simple chant, then hearing a psalm and a short reading from a book by Thomas Keating , followed by two sessions of about 20 minutes of silent prayer, and ended with a reading from the Gospel.
I hope that this is something I can continue and that it won't fall prey to my tendancy to drop out of things after a while. I'm just taking it a day at a time, so we'll see.
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