Ask HN: What is your spiritual practice?
I am an Orthodox Christian. My day begins with prayer, as soon as possible after I wake up. Prayer consists of reading (or reciting) prayers from a prayer book, followed by 100-200 Jesus Prayers (&quot;Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on me!&quot;), followed by 12-25 prostrations.<p>I then read the daily scripture readings indicated by the liturgical calendar.<p>At noon, I usually read a Psalm in front of my icons (I work from home) and do 12 prostrations.<p>After dinner, we pray together as a family, then read several chapters from the Bible together and discuss whatever comes up in the text we are reading that day. We&#x27;re currently in the middle of reading the Bible in a year.<p>Before bed, I repeat my morning routine, but saying evening prayers instead of morning prayers. I usually fall asleep while saying the Jesus Prayer. I also say the Jesus Prayer throughout the day as I am doing things that don&#x27;t require strong focus.<p>We go to Vespers (evening prayers) on Saturday night, and we go to church on Sunday morning.<p>Growing into this routine has changed my life, healed my family, and brought immense peace and joy (and struggle!) into my life. Glory to God!<p>EDIT: I should add that prayers are typically said while standing in front of an icon corner, usually with a candle lit and incense burning. Obviously, when I am saying the Jesus Prayer throughout the day or falling asleep, I&#x27;m not following those guidelines, but my morning and evening prayers are said while standing, usually with my eyes open.