Lent Meditations - Word - Jesus' Words in the Upper Room w/Dan & Tony (3/22/23)

In this episode, join Dan and Tony (Yep, both of us!) as we lead you through a meditation on Jesus words to his disciples in the Upper Room. The Gospel of John is so focused on recording these messages from Jesus. John spends 5 entire chapters on these words - and today, we invite you to hear them, reflect on them, and allow them to minister to your heart.

This episode is written by Dan Lee, vocals by Dan Lee and Tony Duppong, and produced by Tony Duppong, exclusively for the Urban Mystics Podcast.

You can continue to join Urban Mystics for live guided meditations every Wednesday morning as we continue our Lent meditations, looking forward with anticipation towards Easter. The live sessions begin at 11am Central Time on Wednesday mornings. You can find a link to the sessions by visiting the Urban Mystics website at www.urbanmystics.org, or by joining the new ReWire Hub community and checking out the Urban Mystics space.

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Lent Meditations - Palm Branches - Darkness, Tension, and a Triumphal Entry w/Tony

The story of Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem is filled with irony and tension. Amidst cheers and shouts of revolution and triumph, the Passover crowds receive Jesus with praise and adoration - laying palm branches across the road as he and his disciples make their way through the city. But, that's not all that's happening here. The road Jesus travelled into Jerusalem, now covered in symbolic palm branches, will also lead to Gethsemane, betrayal, denial, accusation, calvary, the cross, and then a tomb. Along the way, Jesus will cry out in physical, mental, and emotional anguish, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?". As Jesus enters the city of Jerusalem, Jesus enters into the darkness and tension of the human experience. As we follow Jesus, we are exposed to spirituality capable of holding both darkness and light, and in both, God is present revealing the mystery and beauty of our complexity. Sometimes, the places of darker tension within us are as fundamental to our human experience as the places of the warmest, most tender light. Lent holds this tension and refuses to look away from the truth hiding within the darkness. This week, we enter into the in between spaces of uncertainty, doubt, irony, and tension that Jesus entered into as soon as he rode the lowly mule into Jerusalem.

This episode is written and produced by Tony Duppong, exclusively for the Urban Mystics Podcast.

You can continue to join Urban Mystics for live guided meditations every Wednesday morning as we continue our Lent meditations, looking forward with anticipation towards Easter. The live sessions begin at 11am Central Time on Wednesday mornings. You can find a link to the sessions by visiting the Urban Mystics website at www.urbanmystics.org, or by joining the new ReWire Hub community and checking out the Urban Mystics space here.

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Lent Meditations - Desert - A Meditation on Isaiah 40 w/Dan

In this week of Lent, Dan leads us into a meditation on Isaiah 40. Like other images throughout scripture, the symbol of the desert carries complex meaning. Perhaps, you have used the desert as a metaphor in a variety of ways in your own spiritual journey. Maybe, you've used it to speak to a time of spiritual dryness or loneliness. Or, maybe it has represented a time of stillness and closeness to God. Or, perhaps, at different times, it has symbolized all of these things and more. 

In this season, we retreat to the stillness and silence of the desert as a place of recentering and reconnecting to God. As we are moved out to meet God in the wilderness, we may hear the voice of encouragement and renewal. We may find ourselves in deeper ways as we go out to find deeper connection to God.

This episode is written and led by Dan Lee and produced by Tony Duppong, exclusively for the Urban Mystics Podcast.

You can continue to join Urban Mystics for live guided meditations every Wednesday morning as we continue our Lent meditations, looking forward with anticipation towards Easter. The live sessions begin at 11am Central Time on Wednesday mornings. You can find a link to the sessions by visiting the Urban Mystics website at www.urbanmystics.org, or by joining the new ReWire Hub community and checking out the Urban Mystics space here.

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The Baptism of Jesus - An Imaginative Meditation w/Tony

In this episode, we use an imaginative prayer technique to see the baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River by the prophet John. The sacrament of Baptism carries profound depth, meaning, and tradition. As a visible sign of an invisible reality, baptism reflects the postures of repentance and rebirth that are central to the observation of Lent. In this meditation, we will immerse ourselves into the scene from the Gospel of Matthew, Chapter 3, to witness John immerse Jesus in the waters of the Jordan River. We will witness the sky opening to the heavens and hear the voice of God speaking words of truth, affirmation, and witness: "This is my beloved son, with whom I am well pleased." What observation does God have for you in this experience? What affirmation do you need to hear from God as you continue through this time of Lent?

This episode is written and produced by Tony Duppong, exclusively for the Urban Mystics Podcast

You can continue to join Urban Mystics for live guided meditations every Wednesday morning as we continue our Lent meditations, looking forward with anticipation towards Easter. The live sessions begin at 11am Central Time on Wednesday mornings. You can find a link to the sessions by visiting the Urban Mystics website at www.urbanmystics.org, or by joining the new ReWire Hub community and checking out the Urban Mystics space here.

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Genesis 1 Meditation w/Dan (featuring Tiffany Cornwell) Ash Wednesday, 2023

On Ash Wednesday, we are invited to recall, to look back - to remember that we are dust. The image of dust reflects our creation, that we are a piece of God's creation story. This week, our meditation follows this invitation to recall by visiting the account of where it all began - Genesis 1 and God's creative movement. As we reflect on this account, we are invited to imagine the great anticipation God created with, like a parent, bursting with hope and longing and joy as they await the arrival of a newborn child.

This episode was written and hosted by Dan Lee, produced by Tony Duppong exclusively for the Urban Mystics Podcast

You can continue to join Urban Mystics for live guided meditations every Wednesday morning as we continue our Lent meditations, looking forward with anticipation towards Easter. The live sessions begin at 11am Central Time on Wednesday mornings. You can find a link to the sessions by visiting the Urban Mystics website at www.urbanmystics.org, or by joining the new ReWire Hub community and checking out the Urban Mystics space here. 

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A Gratitude Meditation w/Tony

Join Urban Mystics this week as Tony leads a guided practice of gratitude. As a contemplative exercise, the practice of gratitude is both simple and powerful. Attention to the blessings present everyday in our lives builds our awareness of God's presence and our experience of belovedness. Gratitude can help to shape a perspective of life as filled and flourishing instead of lacking or empty. We pray that your attention to the generosity of God and your gratefulness will inspire you to live into this generosity and joy towards those around you.

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As mentioned at the end of the episode, we begin the season of Lent next week and in recognition of this season, Dan and Tony will be hosting a special Ash Wednesday EVENING (2/22/2023) live meditation in addition to the normal Wednesday morning rhythm. Like our Wednesday morning live guided sessions, the evening meditation will last around 30-minutes and center around a guided contemplative meditation. This will begin a Lent theme leading to Easter. We hope that you can join us for this live event. The session will begin at 8:00pm ET, 7pm CT, 5pm PT. You can join the live meditation space by visiting www.urbanmystics.org and clicking on the "Join Meditation on Zoom" button in the upper-right corner of the page - or, you can join through the Urban Mystics space in the new ReWire Hub virtual community by clicking the link. 

As always, we thank you for listening to our podcast and invite you to join us for live contemplative meditations every Wednesday morning, at 11:00 am Central Time by visiting our website.

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Hagar - Genesis 16:7 Meditation w/Dan (2/8/2023)

This week, Dan Lee leads a meditation on our belovedness using Hagar's story beginning in Genesis 16:7. Pause for a few minutes with us as we hear the words spoken by God to Hagar for ourselves, "I see you," and "I hear you." What emotions arise in you as you hear these words for yourself? Are they comforting? A bit disruptive? God sees you and God hears you, wherever you might be today - and you are God's beloved, no matter where you might be.

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Jesus Calms the Storm - Lectio Divina w/Tony (2/1/2023)

In Latin, Lectio Divina means "divine reading." This ancient contemplative practice has been used by Christian mystics to encounter God through the reading of scripture for centuries. Saint Benedict encourages us to enter into Lectio Divina “with the ears of our hearts," and we invite you to join us to do just that. This week we will practice Lectio Divina using a passage from the Gospel of Mark, Chapter 4, verse 35-41 - Jesus Calms the Storm.

This episode is written and produced by Tony Duppong, exclusively for the Urban Mystics Podcast.

As always, we thank you for listening to our podcast and invite you to visit our website at www.urbanmystics.org.

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1 Kings 19 Contemplation w/Dan

This week, Dan Lee leads us through a contemplative exercise as we follow Elijah to the mountaintop with God in 1 Kings 19. This session is a journey towards stillness and silence where the whispering voice of God can be heard. 

This episode was written and hosted by Dan Lee, produced by Tony Duppong exclusively for the Urban Mystics Podcast.

You can continue to join Urban Mystics for live guided meditations every Wednesday morning. The live sessions begin at 11am Central Time on Wednesday mornings. You can find a link to the sessions by visiting the Urban Mystics website at www.urbanmystics.org, or by joining the new ReWire Hub community and checking out the Urban Mystics space here.

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The Meeting Place Visualization w/Tony (1/18/2023)

This visualization prayer will lead your imagination to create a special, secret, unique meeting place - a place that you can return to at any time, for any reason, to talk with God about anything, and God will be there. The visualization of a setting can be a powerful tool. If you can visualize a setting, you can visualize a scene. And if you can visualize a scene, you can use your imagination to enter into it.

Personally, for me (Tony), this visualization practice has become my contemplative default posture. Listening prayer begins with a visualization of my meeting place. From there, the possibilities are endless.

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