PHILOKALIA MINISTRIES

Psalm 24 and the Ruin of the Religious Self “ The Lord’s is the earth and its fullness, the world and all its peoples.” Psalm 24 Grail The psalm does not begin with man. It begins with God. The Lord’s is the earth. The Lord’s is the fullness. The Lord’s are all who dwell within it. There is no space left for possession. No ground left for identity built upon ownership. No place where the self can stand and say this is mine, this is me, this is what I have made of myself. The