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His Mercy Endures Forever – Translating Psalm 136
This psalm is known as the Passover Hymn. It was a part of various temple and Passover traditions since the first temple period. There is a sweeping arch of praise
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The Lord Hears my Cries – Translating Psalm 4
This psalm is raw with emotion, and of faithful trust in who God is. There is such a strong opening, and reminder that God is the one who was a
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Israel Freed from Egypt – Translating Psalm 114
We find ourselves invited by the psalmist to reflect on the period of exodus and taking the promised land. The unknown psalmist uses a healthy dose of repetition to highlight
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Praise the True God – Translating Psalm 115
This psalm was full of repetition, and contrast. The unknown psalmist finds themself living in a world that worships idols. Being surrounded by idol worshipers that don’t know God leads
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Messiah, King, & Priest – Translating Psalm 110
What a wonderful first psalm to translate and prepare for our breviary. It does not take much imagination to see hints and glimmers of Jesus in these words of David.
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Announcing the Urban Monastic Breviary
One of the most content rich parts of our practice of Urban Monasticism is praying the Divine Offices.To help those of us on this path we have begun the process of creating a breviary of our own.
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Building our foundation with a Pilot
We are excited and slowly stepping into what is before us. This is a short letter to announce our Pilot. It will run from 1 December 2019 until 23 May 2021.
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Gods leading to found Urban Monasticism
After years of slow and methodical leading by God we are prayerfully starting Urban Monasticism. Our hearts, hopes, and prayers are in alignment that this group would be a place of hope and refuge for those who will join us. We hope to explain in this letter how we arrived here.
