The Reality of Day-to-Day Spirituality

I touched on this concept in a recent post, mentioning how maintaining an active spiritual life is ambitious against the demands of academics. I have now completed two weeks of the new semester and wanted to share a brief recap of how my spiritual routine is looking.

One of my goals for the new year was to create a sustainable schedule for myself, which meant letting go of the perception that scripture was the "most" sincere connection to God. I often find a direct relationship between the frequency of my scripture reading and the perceived depth of my faith. This has caused me to feel idle during periods when devoting time to scripture was not possible; however, I am working to reveal to myself the synonymous impact of worship, contemporary Christian literature, and simplistic prayer. There is more than one acceptable way to contact God- and it can be done at any time of the day. Silence and solitude are not required to generate an intimate connection. 

Below is an outline of the ways I incorporated faith daily in the first two weeks of classes. Gaps are more frequent than winter break, yes, but something is to be said for being intentional to adopt faith amid day-to-day irregularity. 

Week 1: January 9-15

Monday: Deuteronomy 5-6

Tuesday: Worship music while cleaning 

Wednesday: Deuteronomy 7-8

Thursday: The Holy Longing by Ronald Rolheiser (chapter 1)

Friday: Worship music during homework 

Saturday:  

Sunday: Mass

Week 2: January 16-22 

Monday: Worship music in the shower 

Tuesday: The Holy Longing (chapter 2) & Catholic Cardinals game night 

Wednesday: 

Thursday: 

Friday:

Saturday: Deuteronomy 9-10

Sunday: Mass & The Holy Longing (chapter 3)

I have also been working to compile a list of new vocabulary/terms as they appear. Some may have been known in a secular context, but I wanted to investigate its spiritual connotation further. 

Eros

Ecclesial

Imperialistic

Genuflection