Exercise: write your day as if you were a devout person
Purpose: to be discovered
By God’s grace I opened my eyes in the morning. The first minutes of the day must be dedicated to the lord, so I incorporated into my seated praying position, to which I confess is more pleasure than penitence.
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me
I say as I perceive the all encompassing compassion behind the veils. Should I be able to remove the one hundred veils detailed by Attar of Nishapur I should go blind. In his infinite wisdom he put enough homework for a lifetime. It is a long journey, is it not?
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me
I feel power between my legs, at the root chakra. My body seems confused: this is a contemplative and not taoistic practice. And sexual energy sensing is not something I would feel comfortable writing about. Would I?
Ahhh the ego made it’s presence. Come back to prayer. Open your eyes. Observe the perfection of creation. God in his infinite mercy made this just for us. Allow us to begin the day…
I just realized the foolishness of the endeavor: though I actually enjoy writing like this, any attempt at devotional writing that does not come from the heart is foolishness.
If you are one of those rare ones who sings songs of devotion from the heart, know that you are a treasure to this world.
[Edit minutes later: Quoting Wikipedia]
Practicing the Jesus Prayer is strongly linked to mastering passions of both soul and body, e.g. by fasting. For the Eastern Orthodox not the body is wicked, but “the bodily way of thinking” is; therefore salvation also regards the body.