PHILOKALIA MINISTRIES

Perhaps the Last Time Christ Passes By A disciple came to Abba Arsenius in the evening and remained standing, unable to speak. Seeing his trembling, the Elder said, Why do you stand as one pursued. The disciple said, Father there is a fear in me that I do not recognize. It is not the fear that has followed me all my life. It is not fear of failure or of being unseen or of losing what little I have. It is the fear that the Lord is passing near and that I may let Him go by with