Video Lecture and EC: GV Sloth

Here is the link to the video:

https://youtu.be/9rCI-SUDe1M

Here is another opportunity for extra credit.  Follow the instructions for one of the activities below.  You can do the activity any time between now and the end of the course.

Sloth Activities
Choose one of the following activities, do it, and write a 300-400-word reflection paper on It making sure that your reflection includes discussion of the vice

 (if you do an activity that shows up again, you must choose a different activity)

1.    Spend one hour in a sacred space in complete silence, not speaking to anyone, reading anything or writing anything—just sitting in silence, and fleeing distraction.  (Sacred spaces include: church, prayer room, cemetery, etc)

2.    Spend fifteen minutes (continuous) a day in prayer for four days in a row.  Make sure that you are in a place where external distractions are eliminated.  Your goal is to pray for the entire time without distraction.  Take note of how often your mind wanders and try to get better at focusing each time.  (Prayer includes: praise, supplication, meditation, petition, confession, etc)

3.    Find someone you have hurt or are estranged from in any way and attempt to reconcile or at least attempt to begin the reconciliation process.  Find someone who has hurt you in any way and let them know how you feel.  Tell them that you want reconciliation or to forgive them.

4.    Keep track all this week of how you spend your time.  For at least two days out of the week, keep track in 15 minute blocks.  (They can be the first and last day, or any two days you choose.)  Which parts are you proud of and which parts are a little shameful to admit that you spent that much time on?  What does this show about your habits, priorities and desires?

5.    Pick a somewhat lengthy passage from scripture (around 5 to 10 verses) and spend 15 minutes a day memorizing it (it must be a passage you have never memorized before).  Once you have memorized the entire passage, meditate on it for three days in a row. 



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