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To the East Lift Up Your Eyes
The Nativity, the Desert Fathers, and the Fire That Does Not Go Out “The Orient from on high has visited us.” — Luke 1:78 (LXX) To the East lift up your eyes and see your salvation. Not as an idea, not as a memory, but as a Presence born into the world quietly, without force, without spectacle. The Light rises not from the centers of power but from a cave, from poverty, from the humility of God who chooses to be near rather than impressive. The joy of the Nativity is unlike e
Father Charbel Abernethy
Dec 26, 20252 min read
Part I: St. Paul the Hermit - A Dialogue in the Desert on Psalm 69 and the Ascetical Heart of Christianity
The Seeker and St. Paul the Hermit The desert breathes with the slow rhythm of evening. St. Paul the Hermit sits at the entrance of his cave, the sand warm beneath his hands, the silence heavy and alive. The seeker approaches with hesitation, carrying a psalter worn thin with prayer. Seeker: Father, my soul cries out with the psalmist, “Save me, O God, for the waters have risen to my neck. I have sunk into the mud of the deep and there is no foothold.” This is how I feel when
Father Charbel Abernethy
Nov 19, 20255 min read
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