Lessons on Monasticism 🙏

Today, after visiting Egypt’s sacred monasteries, I’ve been reflecting on what monasticism truly teaches — and how it speaks to all of us, not just monks.

Here are 5 lessons that deeply moved me:

1️⃣ Simplicity is strength.

What would your life feel like if you let go of what’s no longer essential?

2️⃣ Silence is a teacher.

When was the last time you listened — not to the world, but to your own soul?

3️⃣ Work is prayer.

Whatever your vocation — parenting, healing, teaching, creating — do you see it as sacred service?

4️⃣ Community matters.

Even hermits return to share what they’ve found in solitude. Who are the souls that keep you grounded?

5️⃣ Contemplation is remembering.

It’s the art of slowing down enough to see God in everything.

Monastic life may look far away from modern

living, but in truth, it’s a mirror — asking us:

👉 How devoted are we to what truly matters?

👉 What is our daily life praying for?

Take a moment today to sit in stillness.

You don’t need a monastery to live contemplatively — just an open heart.

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