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When the Heart Dances Before God
Recovering Holy Wonder Before the Presence of the Lord “David danced before the LORD with all his might.” — 2 Samuel 6:14 The Desert Fathers would tell us that the greatest tragedy of the spiritual life is not simply that we fall into sin, but that we lose our capacity for wonder. The heart grows accustomed to holy things. We handle mysteries as though they were ordinary. We speak the Name of Christ without trembling. We stand before the Holy Mysteries with distracted minds.
Father Charbel Abernethy
Jul 24 min read
Today I Begin
The Last Grace of the Spiritual Life “An old man became a monk and said, ‘Today I begin.’” — Saying of the Desert Fathers There is a great sorrow that can overtake a person in old age. It is not the sorrow of weakness, illness, or approaching death. It is the sorrow of becoming fixed. One ceases to be a disciple. One begins to live upon memory, upon reputation, upon all that has been accomplished and suffered. The heart quietly says, “I already know.” Nothing dies more quickl
Father Charbel Abernethy
Jun 183 min read
Become Like a Child
On laying down the burden of being someone before God “Unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.” — The Holy Bible There comes a moment in the spiritual life when a man begins to suspect that much of what he called devotion was still full of himself. His labors were real. His sacrifices were real. His love may even have been real. Yet hidden within it all was the need to be someone. Someone useful. Someone fruitful. Someone importan
Father Charbel Abernethy
Apr 213 min read
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