Send us a text What does real freedom look like? Not doing anything we want—but being freed from what masters us. Mother Theoliptie explains freedom as cooperation with grace (not raw willpower) and shares counsel she received from the abbess before entering St. Demiana Monastery. Sam shares his journey that pulled him away from the church and how Christ led him back, and the one habit he’s resisting on his journey. We end with a 3‑minute guided practice you can try tonight. Practice: One‑Hab...
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Send us a text What does real freedom look like? Not doing anything we want—but being freed from what masters us. Mother Theoliptie explains freedom as cooperation with grace (not raw willpower) and shares counsel she received from the abbess before entering St. Demiana Monastery. Sam shares his journey that pulled him away from the church and how Christ led him back, and the one habit he’s resisting on his journey. We end with a 3‑minute guided practice you can try tonight. Practice: One‑Hab...
Prayer as a Relationship: Finding Stillness in the Rush
Desert & City
32 minutes
1 month ago
Prayer as a Relationship: Finding Stillness in the Rush
What if prayer began as a relationship, not a technique? In Episode 4, Mother Theoliptie shares how a simple daily rule; first and last words: “Lord, I love You” shaped her life with Christ. Lydia (Eritrean Orthodox, 22) tells how, amid college pressure, the same habit anchored her week as she worshiped with a Coptic parish (sister churches within the Oriental Orthodox communion). We finish with a guided morning/evening pattern you can start tonight. Practice: Say “Lord, I love You” on ...
Desert & City
Send us a text What does real freedom look like? Not doing anything we want—but being freed from what masters us. Mother Theoliptie explains freedom as cooperation with grace (not raw willpower) and shares counsel she received from the abbess before entering St. Demiana Monastery. Sam shares his journey that pulled him away from the church and how Christ led him back, and the one habit he’s resisting on his journey. We end with a 3‑minute guided practice you can try tonight. Practice: One‑Hab...
