I have heard recovering addicts say,” I am one drink away from a drunk.” That is, if they have even one drink, they will quickly go downhill to old behavior. Would that I keep that in mind in relation to my prayer life, my meditation. On a daily basis, if I keep to my times for stillness and silence, for meditation, I will be OK the rest of the day. Old bad habits will be kept at bay. But if I skip a day, bad things quickly begin to happen. What was acceptable yesterday or forgivable, or ignored, is today going to bring me to resentment, self-pity, hurt feelings and anger, because my daily dose of prayer has been skipped. My anecdote is missing. Prayer is my recovery program for a lot of character defects. Just as an alcoholic, an addict, is always such, I always having shortcomings just waiting for me to ease up on my recovery meditations. Become too busy for your daily dose, and my experience is that life will overwhelm you.
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