Travelin' Man

I'm heading out for another business trip tomorrow morning. Tonight I just wanted to peek in at Loin Girders. Recently I have been thinking about the fullness of Christ and His claim on my life. Some of you know that I spent many years with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. During that time, I was dedicated to twice daily meditation and performance of the siddhis, Patanjali's yoga sutras. This took two hour long periods daily in the quietness of my mind. Since deciding several years ago that I was unable to "blend" Christianity and my Vedic techniques, I have been seeking spiritual disciplines that give my life a similar bent to Christ. I have found the Jesus prayer very helpful in this regard ("Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me a sinner.") I have also begun saying the rosary, frequently daily. If I wake at night, I may use both a period of Jesus Prayer and a recitation of the rosary before returning to sleep. During the day I use the Jesus Prayer, sometimes without consciously remembering when I began it. I also use the BCP (Book of Common Prayer) prayers on pages 137 through 140 to bracket my day. During my "office" I like to read the leccionary readings for the day listed in the back of the BCP. This is not something I talk about to others, even to my buddies. But, I wonder what others do. I wonder if there is a better "office" for me. I wonder what more I can do to follow Jesus.