Is your daily routine protecting your peace—or exposing it? When we get serious about the spiritual life, we quickly realize it isn't just about lofty feelings; it’s about a Rule of Life. In this video, Fr. Mark explores how the simple act of setting a bedtime and a wake-up time serves as a spiritual fortification for the soul.

Your rule of life is more than a schedule—it is a "fortress city" (Isaiah 26) that guards the interior paradise where the Kingdom of God dwells. When we succumb to idleness at night or laziness in the morning, we aren't just losing sleep; we are allowing the walls of our interior kingdom to be breached.