PHILOKALIA MINISTRIES

When the Heart Is Too Small to Recognize the Humility of God “Is not this the carpenter’s son?” — Matthew 13:55 There is a terrible sorrow hidden in this Gospel. God comes home, and they cannot receive Him. Not because He has concealed Himself entirely. They hear the wisdom. They see enough of the works to be astonished. Something has broken into their familiar world that cannot easily be explained. But then they look at Him. Is not this the carpenter’s son? They know His mot