PHILOKALIA MINISTRIES

The Prayer of the Spiritual Father as Descent into the Heart of Another “Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.” (Galatians 6:2) ⸻ A man may desire to guide others. He may desire to speak a word. He may desire to help. But unless something is placed in his heart by God, he remains outside the mystery. ⸻ Archimandrite Zacharias Zacharou does not speak of the spiritual father first as a teacher, or even as a counselor. He speaks of him as one who prays .