PHILOKALIA MINISTRIES

Domestic Obedience as the Hidden School of Prayer “Do not despise the small works. For by them the heart is humbled and God draws near.” — Abba Dorotheos of Gaza The obediences of domestic life do not announce themselves as holy. They come quietly, almost invisibly, disguised as repetition. A broom in the hand. Water sloshing across tile. The smell of disinfectant. The weight of a garbage bag. A list of groceries. Soil under the fingernails. The small humiliation of stooping