My biggest thing is just remembering to do it. Not letting the time pass without doing it and not realizing it. Once I sit down to do it, I'm really happy to be doing it. Of course Ive only been a Christian for a year so there's plenty of time to have some of the experieces described in the video.

For this reason I really enjoy the Liturgy of Hours. It makes it time sensitive, with "It's time to pray." It has a familiar pattern as well but it goes with the rhytmn of the liturigcal calandar so it solves that problem where you might need some variety. Obviously I'm not praying every hour of the Divine Office but I try to do at least Lauds or Vespers everyday and on good days both.

And if you're really feeling it you can tack a rosary to the end of the hour.

God willing!!! I'm content staying on Earth but I hope humanity lives to see this future!

Oh yeah absolutely. And Earth is a paradise compared to every planet we have so far discovered

Love your latest chronicle!! I do think humanity is a lot more capable of thriving into the future then we give ourselves credit for.

Thanks! I'm thinking of writing more about some of these "sci-fi" ideas.

reminds me of that famous quote from Saint Seraphim Rose: "It's later than you think!"

I'm not that optimistic about the future to be honest. The west has fallen.

Long term (thousands of years) is different from short term politics. And the west hasn’t fallen

I don't see a reason to be optimistic about long term politics either, I'm afraid.

I’m sorry you feel like that

i like your take on this issue - i do like most theological views that put Christ first and center :) it wasn't until Jesus that humankind could truly know God, so perhaps it is better to take the Old Testament as a foretelling of Christ, and not a "treatise" on who/what/how God is

So how do you recouncile this genocide story in the old testament with your understanding of God and morality?

Absolutely. And I think it changes from book to book. Chapter to chapter. Sometimes I think we read a very direct foretelling of Christ. Other times it does seem to be more a historical account of the Jewish people

@rainight. As a history of what a group of people did, perhaps whilst thinking God commanded it. But I have no issue saying that what was recorded in this story was obviously immoral and clearly contradicts the teachings of Christ

prayer beads/ropes really have a wonderfully calming effect i need to start praying the Jesus prayer more often, Lord have mercy

I have not really looked into the Orthodox prayer ropes but I understand its a similar concept

@discreteideas i view prayer ropes as somewhat of a middle-point between eastern meditation and western prayer beads. practically, they are very similar, but we usually only repeat the Jesus prayer (much like the kyrie eleison). prayer ropes can also have many shapes, some even coming in bracelet form