Anyone doing Exodus 90?

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I don’t have anyone around my area who wants to do it my church is mostly elderly. I want to do Exodus 90 and they recommended not doing it alone. Is there anyone doing an online group or any groups I can join thanks
 
Not being familiar with it, I looked it up. I don’t know that I would recommend it, personally. We’re not supposed to jump into intense spiritual practices. There’s a two fold danger of burnout if we fail and prelest if we succeed. Eastern Catholics have our daily prayer rule that is formed by our confessor who shapes it according to where we are at. He also modifies it, as needed, to combat specific sins we struggle with. It’s similar, in a low key way, to what exodus 90 is setting out to do (minus the fraternity part). It’s all about prayer and fasting. But the idea is to start out really small. Your confessor assigns your rule of prayer and you faithfully adhere to it, not doing more or less than what is prescribed each day. More is added over time (could be weeks, months, or years). The idea is to make slow but constant progress vs huge leaps followed by lapsing. Probably not the opinion you wanted to hear, but I figured I’d share it all the same. These programs are certainly well intentioned but they are hardly without great spiritual dangers.
 
I’ve done the program and it was great! You definitely need a small group, though. (Trust me: you need people to commiserate with about the cold showers.) And usually a spiritual director should be involved in the group to help keep balance.

The hardest part of the program begins after the first few weeks, when you no longer have the new, zealous energy – but are still going. For weeks and weeks and weeks.

I don’t know what to recommend about an online group – but maybe check out Matt Fradd? I know he coordinates all sorts of men’s groups through anonymous online media – and I think I heard him recently say something about an en masse start date coming up soon. Maybe it was for Exodus90? Check him out! 🙂

(PS as another commenter said, this program isn’t for everyone or for all the time. But when it was the right time for me to take it, I knew; and others have similarly positive experiences! I hope you have a great next few months whatever you choose!)
 
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