Disciplines

As the first week of the 40 Days of Prayer and Fasting comes to an end I have found myself reading again Richard J. Fosters book, "Celebration of Discipline - The Path to Spiritual Growth". The book is a good guide for helping remind one of the multiple facets of spiritual discipline and how those disciplines can be in stark opposition to the reality of ones life. In our noisy, distracted, busy worlds of family, work, friends and neighbors it can be very difficult strike a balance with the disciplines.

Meditation

Prayer

Fasting

Study

Simplicity

Solitude

Submission

Service

Confession

Worship

Guidance

Celebration