Edited by Chatgpt
As I sat for my meditation after my regular reading, I was reflecting on my thoughts and the poems I wrote in the afternoon (three in one sitting). Then I asked myself the question: Is the Lord the foundation of my life, or have I simply assigned Him a corner? Because any building constructed or altered outside the foundation won’t withstand for a long time. Though for need and enjoyment I can bring many aesthetic aspects to the building, they should remain within the limitations of the foundation. Similarly, I can enjoy my life with various aspects in it, but they all should be centered in the Lord. Of course, I strongly believe that we cannot divide life into watertight compartments and live each part separately. So, according to me, all the so-called secular and spiritual aspects of life are overlapping with each other. Even the materialistic needs of life are part of my spiritual life. However, when I allow the physical and mental needs at the cost of my spiritual needs, then there is every possibility for me to drift slowly without even realizing it. For example, I know that I am obsessed with reading books and doing cross-stitch work. On average, I spend more than three hours a day doing cross-stitch work. Of course, I excuse myself by saying that I am doing it while listening to the news and some music. This is also true. But the fact is that I spend a good part of my day doing cross-stitch work. The same is with reading. Compared to this—even on a proportionate level—I spend less than half an hour with the Lord in a day (sometimes I use the entire walking time—evening an hour and night 30 minutes—for prayer and meditation, but this is not regular. I mean I go for my regular walking, but I don’t spend all the time in prayer and meditation).
Similarly, others might have their own activities which might drift them slowly without them realizing it. Even our profession and life can force us to give only a corner to the Lord rather than keeping Him as the foundation. Finally, when we go far away from the shore without knowing the direction, there is no point in realizing that we are lost in life. Of course, we can achieve many things in life, but in the end, all may disappear, and the world may not remember us (even our own family won’t remember us, which is another thing). That is why we need constant fellowship to remind each other whether we remain stable, properly anchored in the Lord, or slowly drifting away. The danger is that the ‘private fellowship’ which we created within the room or home may deceive us into thinking we are still alive in the Lord. But the very thin line between personal fellowship with the Lord versus private fellowship will disappear one day, and before we realize it, we will be gone far away within the reach of anyone.
As I was thinking about it, I said to the Lord that He should be the foundation of my life, not merely a small part of my life. As the inspiration came, I wrote this song [BT 859] as my prayer.
Gurukulam, 26-5-2024
Edited by Chatgpt
As I sat for my meditation after my regular reading, I was reflecting on my thoughts and the poems I wrote in the afternoon (three in one sitting). Then I asked myself the question: Is the Lord the foundation of my life, or have I simply assigned Him a corner? Because any building constructed or altered outside the foundation won’t withstand for a long time. Though for need and enjoyment I can bring many aesthetic aspects to the building, they should remain within the limitations of the foundation. Similarly, I can enjoy my life with various aspects in it, but they all should be centered in the Lord. Of course, I strongly believe that we cannot divide life into watertight compartments and live each part separately. So, according to me, all the so-called secular and spiritual aspects of life are overlapping with each other. Even the materialistic needs of life are part of my spiritual life. However, when I allow the physical and mental needs at the cost of my spiritual needs, then there is every possibility for me to drift slowly without even realizing it. For example, I know that I am obsessed with reading books and doing cross-stitch work. On average, I spend more than three hours a day doing cross-stitch work. Of course, I excuse myself by saying that I am doing it while listening to the news and some music. This is also true. But the fact is that I spend a good part of my day doing cross-stitch work. The same is with reading. Compared to this—even on a proportionate level—I spend less than half an hour with the Lord in a day (sometimes I use the entire walking time—evening an hour and night 30 minutes—for prayer and meditation, but this is not regular. I mean I go for my regular walking, but I don’t spend all the time in prayer and meditation).
Similarly, others might have their own activities which might drift them slowly without them realizing it. Even our profession and life can force us to give only a corner to the Lord rather than keeping Him as the foundation. Finally, when we go far away from the shore without knowing the direction, there is no point in realizing that we are lost in life. Of course, we can achieve many things in life, but in the end, all may disappear, and the world may not remember us (even our own family won’t remember us, which is another thing). That is why we need constant fellowship to remind each other whether we remain stable, properly anchored in the Lord, or slowly drifting away. The danger is that the ‘private fellowship’ which we created within the room or home may deceive us into thinking we are still alive in the Lord. But the very thin line between personal fellowship with the Lord versus private fellowship will disappear one day, and before we realize it, we will be gone far away within the reach of anyone.
As I was thinking about it, I said to the Lord that He should be the foundation of my life, not merely a small part of my life. As the inspiration came, I wrote this song [BT 859] as my prayer.
Gurukulam, 26-5-2024
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