Christian Life 34 - Five Hindrances - Make That Six
The first post I created regarding the peace-inducing effects of prayer and meditation was on March 18, 2024. At that time I commented that the process of internalizing these effects, by all the estimates I've been able to locate, takes roughly ten years. This being March 8, 2025, I suppose I'm now "one down, nine to go." So far, the experience has been both good and bad. Good in that I've already encountered more joy and serenity than at any point in my life (which has come in very handy during one of the most contentious election cycles in American history), bad in that I have continually felt frustrated in the sense that, no matter what I do, my mind tends to wander everywhere during my dedicated meditation hours. Perhaps, if the reader has been attempting to keep pace, you have noticed the same frustration. This week I learned not to worry about this; it's perfectly normal. While I am definitely Christian in my beliefs, I continue to find the teaching...