PHILOKALIA MINISTRIES

Remaining Truthful When the Way Forward Is Hidden There comes a moment in the spiritual life when the soul is no longer permitted to advance by expansion, but only by truth. What once felt like calling now feels like silence. What once gave form to identity is gently taken away. This is not abandonment. It is a change of governance. Scripture does not call this failure. It calls it obedience. “Be still and know that I am God” is not spoken to beginners, but to those who have