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Brother Silas
by My Wisdom Tribe
Short reflections drawn from the Orthodox monastic tradition — on prayer, stillness, humility, suffering, forgiveness, and the slow work of becoming whole.
Episodes
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The Door Inside You Tonight | Night Prayer Before Sleep
A night prayer before sleep to help you stop searching outside yourself for the peace God has already placed within you, with Brother Silas. Tonight carries Abba Moses's word from the Desert Fathers, a look back over the day in its morning, midday and evening, the Jesus Prayer prayed on the…
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The Thanks Francis Gave the Birds | Morning Prayer with Brother Silas
A ten-minute morning prayer for the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, in the spirit of Lauds, the monks' first prayer of the day. Brother Silas reads Psalm 92:1-2 from the King James Version, retells the tradition of Francis preaching to the birds and his Canticle of the Creatures, prays the Jesus...
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The Room He's Been Waiting In | Night Prayer Before Sleep
A night prayer before sleep to give God the day and rest in how near He already is, with Brother Silas. Inside: Saint Teresa of Ávila's picture of the soul as a castle with God waiting at its center, a look back over the day in its three parts, the Jesus Prayer prayed on the breath, and Psalm 91....
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A Prayer for Claiming the Weekend for God
A short prayer for when the weekend is just starting and you want to give it to God before anything else claims it, with Brother Silas. Inside: the story of Abba Arsenius, the desert father told by God to flee the noise and be still, from The Paradise of the Holy Fathers, and a short prayer you...
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Lord, Let Nothing Shut You Out Tonight | Night Prayer Before Sleep
A night prayer before sleep with Brother Silas, giving tonight's weariness and small hurts into God's keeping. Inside: the story of Francis of Assisi and perfect joy from The Little Flowers of Saint Francis, the Jesus Prayer prayed on the breath, and Psalm 4 to close the day in peace. Brother…
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Turning an Ordinary Day Into Thanks | Night Prayer with Brother Silas
A guided night prayer, in the spirit of Compline, for the ordinary parts of your day you might not think to thank God for. We sit with a passage from The Way of a Pilgrim, hand the day back to God piece by piece, pray the Jesus Prayer with the breath, and rest in Psalm 4 from the King James...
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Find Peace in Morning Prayer: Lessons from Saint Francis
Start your day with intentionality and peace through this morning prayer inspired by Saint Francis of Assisi. In this video, we will engage in Lauds, a traditional morning prayer that invites you to pause and reflect before the day's demands take hold. You'll learn about the significance of...
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The Fear That Came Snarling Tonight | Night Prayer with Brother Silas
A guided Compline-style night prayer for whatever came at you today like a wolf: a fear, a grudge, a fierce thought that won't lie down. We sit with the old story of Francis of Assisi and the wolf of Gubbio, retold from the Little Flowers of Saint Francis, set the day down, pray the Jesus Prayer...
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You Don't Have to Win Tonight's Battle | Night Prayer with Brother Silas
Tonight's prayer is for anyone who's spent the week bracing for the next fight. We sit with a saying from the Desert Fathers, found in E.A. Wallis Budge's "The Paradise of the Holy Fathers," about a monk who learns his task was never to defeat the enemy himself, only to flee to God. We set the…
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The Battle That Keeps Coming Back | Night Prayer with Brother Silas
A night prayer for anyone fighting the same battle again tonight — the same thought, the same old argument with yourself. We sit with Amma Sarah, one of the Desert Mothers, who was tempted for thirteen years and never once prayed for it to stop. Then we set the day down together, pray the Jesus...
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You Are Not Unguarded Tonight | Night Prayer with Brother Silas
Tonight's prayer is for the fear that shows up the moment the lights go out. We sit with the story of Saint Anthony of the Egyptian desert, as his friend Athanasius told it, setting the day down together, praying the Jesus Prayer with the breath, and reading Psalm 91 from the King James Version....
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When You're Tired of Fighting | Night Prayer with Brother Silas
A quiet night prayer for anyone worn out from a struggle that keeps coming back. Brother Silas tells the story of Saint Anthony's night in the tomb, from Athanasius's Life of Antony, then leads you through the Jesus Prayer and Psalm 91 from the King James Bible before a blessing for sleep.…
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One Breath, One Word, When Panic Hits Fast
A short word before sleep on what to do when fear arrives too fast to think your way through, drawn from the sayings of the Desert Fathers (in the spirit of E.A. Wallis Budge's "The Paradise of the Holy Fathers") and the Jesus Prayer. We say the prayer together, slow, before moving into tonight's...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Short reflections drawn from the Orthodox monastic tradition — on prayer, stillness, humility, suffering, forgiveness, and the slow work of becoming whole.
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My Wisdom Tribe
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Short reflections drawn from the Orthodox monastic tradition — on prayer, stillness, humility, suffering, forgiveness, and the slow work of becoming whole.
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