Timotheose - A son in the Faith

As the community is a 'monastic' community in spirit we have a daily 'rhythm' which encapsulates a few daily spiritual disciplines.

In the morning at 7:30am a gong is rung to signify a time for prayer. We gather together around a few lit candle in the early morning light and turn towards the Lord and the coming day. One of the residents begins by reading a section of scripture, this morning's was Mark 5 21-43, a story of the Lord's healing of the woman who touched his cloak and the raising of the Jarius' daughter from the dead.

We eat our evening meals together and fend for ourselves for breakfast and lunch. Guests appear to be frequent, this morning, David, one of the residents rose quite early and went to a shelter that serves breakfast and he met two 'friends', Frank and Joshua and brought them in for some food. We sat and chatted for a bit and practiced a little 'radical hospitality'.

In the evenings we have another time of communal prayer to close out the day. We gather again around the small table, this time in the light of a lone streetlamp shining through the window and light two candles. We open with a simple song and a psalm is read, followed by an 'Evening Awareness Examen'. This last bit is really quite interesting as it calls us to examine our day prayerfully in five areas of focus ...

1. Thanksgiving ...
   
2. Ask for Light ...
   
3. finding God in all things ...
4. Respond to God in dialogue ...
5. help and guidance for tomorrow ...

There is a small prayer room called the 'prayer corner' set aside which has a few crosses and prayers and scripture quotes on the walls for those seeking a little solitude throughout the day.

Maranatha