From Me Time to Knee Time

“I need some me time.”

I heard this at a meeting recently. The fellow was “coming back” after a slip and said, “I need some more me time.”

Fortunately, I did not speak my thoughts. My thought was, “That is so, so wrong.”

There are many days and circumstances where I might say, “I need some me time.” But that is not what I need. I need knee time, not me time.

Years ago, I read an article on Positions of Prayer. It described the many positions of prayer: standing still, rocking back and forth, lying on my back looking up with arms outstretched, kneeling and touching my forehead to the floor, walking and talking with God, and the classic, kneeling with hands clasped in front.

The article argued that every position of prayer triggers an unconscious psychological reaction. And I agree with this idea.

If I am standing, I feel a kinship with God, a partnership; I am grateful to be allowed to speak with God. If I walk in a beautiful park on a sunny day and pray as I walk, I am grateful for the beauty I see and feel. If I pray while lying on my back looking up at the open sky, I think large thoughts about my spiritual connection.

But kneeling in prayer might be the most important position. When I kneel, I feel humble and compliant.

Considering this, I have a rule: I spend time on my knees daily. Knee time is good time, and I notice when I forget.

So my rule is to get some knee time every day. This induces a feeling of humble compliance, a sense that I am not God and He is.