Advent Calendar, Dec 18: Jesus Prayer

I discovered this in 2020. That first dark year of Covid, I often drove on dark country roads in the north east, listening to this, wondering how something could be so beautiful. I had an inescapable feeling then, that the world had been sterilized by some mysterious new presence, a descended spirit we all understood; The spirit of Covid. No matter how little we believed in it, this spirit nevertheless imposed itself. Listening to this, the Russian version, allowed me to experience a release from this cold, dark spirit. It seemed to vanquish it.

Tonight the spirit of corruption made my heart heavy. I got tangled in ropes, mocking spirits that told me those who are destroying this nation will never be brought to justice and that those who try to fight them will be harassed, persecuted, and themselves falsely accused.

So be it.

I went outside to call for Lewis and the sky was a majestic black, sparkling with bright stars. I always feel like I’m far from home.

”Entrapment is this society’s

—sole activity.”

Ed Dorn