In today’s reading we hear how regular prayer in integral to all monastic rules of life. Every monastery has a bell tower which is rung to remind and call people to communal prayer.
I have adopted this process using my watch which silently alerts me at set times during the day to simply stop, consider where I am encountering God in my task, and to pray. I find that this practice gives me an opportunity to take a fresh look at the day again and again as I journey through it.
Today’s reading challenges us on how we use our time and how we might be able to organise our time to make space for prayer. For me this works best when I am out walking or running. It’s an added bonus if I’m walking or running by the sea. For others it might be while sitting in a train or changing tube stations. For others it might be at coffee or smoke break times. It doesn’t matter how, but adding those little times with God in some regular pattern does influence how we see the day.
What works for you? or …. What do you think you could start with?