Every year I continue to learn new ways of seeing His compassion at work in myself & in our world. Every year His compassion becomes more miraculous. There are even moments where I am invited to be a conduit for the compassion of Christ. A Lectionary Meditation for our 18th Week of Ordinary Time 👇

Learning to See the Miraculous Compassion of our God - Urban Monastic

Every year I continue to learn new ways of seeing His compassion at work in myself, and in our world. Every year His compassion becomes more miraculous. There are even moments where I am invited to be...

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My weekly meditation is up. I love that the gospels tell us again and again that Jesus looked upon the crowds and felt compassion for them. That detail about Him has informed and defined so much of my approach to ministry. It is in this weeks gospel reading, and it made it into the title as well.

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Every year I continue to learn new ways of seeing His compassion at work in myself & in our world. Every year His compassion becomes more miraculous. There are even moments where I am invited to be a conduit for the compassion of Christ. A Lectionary Meditation for our 18th Week of Ordinary Time 👇

Every year I continue to learn new ways of seeing His compassion at work in myself & in our world. Every year His compassion becomes more miraculous. There are even moments where I am invited to be a conduit for the compassion of Christ. A Lectionary Meditation for our 18th Week of Ordinary Time 👇

Learning to See the Miraculous Compassion of our God - Urban Monastic

Every year I continue to learn new ways of seeing His compassion at work in myself, and in our world. Every year His compassion becomes more miraculous. There are even moments where I am invited to be...

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Let us pray. This is the Urban Monastic Collect for our eighteenth week of Ordinary Time.

Let us pray. This is the Urban Monastic Collect for our eighteenth week of Ordinary Time.

Lord, Let Your Love flow through us as we embody Your compassion for ourselves and our neighbors. Amen. A blessing for our eighteenth week of Ordinary Time.

Simplifying My Life so I can Love More A Meditation on our Chapter 12 from Way of Life by Jordan Prins Where and how I spend my time has a big influence on how I’m able to love people. Living a simple life allows more space to be present with God. It helps me to be more present with others.

Simplifying My Life so I can Love More - Urban Monastic

Where and how I spend my time has a big influence on how I'm able to love people. Living a simple life allows more space to be present with God. It helps me to be more present with others.

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Wonderful truth here. If you think you already know these parables well enough, you don't. ❤️☺️

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Paul's Lectionary Meditation for our 17th Week of Ordinary Time It is God's love that awakens the seed grow. It is love that moves almost unseen through the depths of me, bringing lightness, comfort & hope. Jesus has been teaching me to see how God’s love moves beyond sight & grows in my world.

Paul's Lectionary Meditation for our 17th Week of Ordinary Time It is God's love that awakens the seed grow. It is love that moves almost unseen through the depths of me, bringing lightness, comfort & hope. Jesus has been teaching me to see how God’s love moves beyond sight & grows in my world.

Every Movement of the Kingdom of Heaven Starts with Love - Urban Monastic

Every time the growth and movement of His Kingdom starts with love. It is the love of God that gives me life. It is His love that awakens the seed to transform and grow. It is love that moves almost u...

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Let us pray. This is the Urban Monastic Collect for our seventeenth week of Ordinary Time.

Lord, Your love is a light in my life. Let it shine forth into the lives of all Your beloved near me. Amen. A blessing for our seventeenth week of Ordinary Time.

It’s the Feast of Mary Magdalene - the Apostle to the Apostles and the first to proclaim the resurrection. We invite you to pray Vespers out of our ecumenical breviary.

A Meditation on our Way of Life God’s peace isn’t a peace I can fabricate or create for myself. It is a divine peace. A divine peace that fills my being with each breath. It is something my soul longs for. It is a restoring peace that allows me to continue to be present with myself, others, & God.

Making Silence and Waiting for Divine Peace - Urban Monastic

God's peace isn't a peace I can fabricate or create for myself. It is a divine peace. A divine peace that fills my being with each breath. It is something my soul longs for. It is a restoring peace th...

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A Meditation for our Week by @paul.urbanmonastic.org In the parable, it is clear that Jesus is compassionate. He has love for the children of the Kingdom. He wants nothing to harm them or to keep them from growing. I think it is also clear that He has hope for those who are not yet children.

Where the Kingdom of Heaven Touches Creation - Urban Monastic

In the parable, it is clear that Jesus is compassionate. He has love for the children of the Kingdom. He wants nothing to harm them or to keep them from growing. I think it is also clear that He has h...

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Let us pray. This is the Urban Monastic Collect for our sixteenth week of Ordinary Time.

Lord, When I step into silence You pour out Your peace that only You can give. Amen. A blessing for our sixteenth week of Ordinary Time.

Over two hours today talking through and working on the essentials for Urban Monastics. This is turning out so great. It is what explains our common life and our vows. I am very excited to get to when we can share this with you all!

Lord, You have called us into the city, and we invite You to guide us into the rhythms and ways of life. Amen. A blessing for our fifteenth week of Ordinary Time.

Let us pray. This is the Urban Monastic Collect for our fifteenth week of Ordinary Time.

Beautiful!

Paul Prins@paul.urbanmonastic.org · 4w ago

A heartwarming and thoughtful meditation I wrote on todays lectionary. May it encourage you to love God.

Lectionary Meditation for our 15th Week of Ordinary Time. What happens if we look at the Parable of the Sower a second time? It can transform before us. The words of Jesus move from a list of why others fell away, and becomes a guide for us from first believing to fruitfulness.

Sown like a Thread Woven through my Life - Urban Monastic

As I live by faith through these places, I learn what is needed to endure, to grow, and to bear fruit. It feels like I have been each of these kinds of seeds. What I learned in each place has formed m...

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What if the parable of the sower could help us understand the seasons of our faith? Each of the four steps along the way teaching us critical things about how we endure into the peace and life of Jesus. This is meditative approach to our lectionary readings for this Sunday.

Sown like a Thread Woven through my Life - Urban Monastic

As I live by faith through these places, I learn what is needed to endure, to grow, and to bear fruit. It feels like I have been each of these kinds of seeds. What I learned in each place has formed m...

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Let us pray. This is the Urban Monastic Collect for our fifteenth week of Ordinary Time.

Lord, You have called us into the city, and we invite You to guide us into the rhythms and ways of life. Amen. A blessing for our fifteenth week of Ordinary Time.

In his vulnerability, this week Paul writes about one of Jesus' sayings that is the hardest for him to believe. It is a beautiful reality that has taken years for him to embody and experience. It is okay to struggle to believe. God will meet us and help us grow in faith, hope, and love.

One of the Hardest Things for Me to Believe - Urban Monastic

Of all the sayings of Jesus, this is one of the hardest for me to believe. What do you mean, Jesus? Taking up my cross, dying to myself, and following you to the ends of creation is a light burden? Th...

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Let us pray. This is the Urban Monastic Collect for our fourteenth week of Ordinary Time.

In his vulnerability, this week Paul writes about one of Jesus' sayings that is the hardest for him to believe. It is a beautiful reality that has taken years for him to embody and experience. It is okay to struggle to believe. God will meet us and help us grow in faith, hope, and love.

One of the Hardest Things for Me to Believe - Urban Monastic

Of all the sayings of Jesus, this is one of the hardest for me to believe. What do you mean, Jesus? Taking up my cross, dying to myself, and following you to the ends of creation is a light burden? Th...

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Let us pray. This is the Urban Monastic Collect for our fourteenth week of Ordinary Time.

Lord, As I seek silence and solitude Your divine presence meets me where I am and as I am. Amen. A blessing for our fourteenth week of Ordinary Time.

Let us pray. This is the Urban Monastic Collect for our thirteenth week of Ordinary Time.