PHILOKALIA MINISTRIES

A Dialogue Between a Disciple and St. Arsenius “Be silent, and your heart will learn that every loss offered to God becomes a wider place for His love.” The disciple came to the old man while the evening light still rested upon the stones of the desert. He bowed and remained silent for a long while. At last Arsenius looked upon him. “What troubles your heart?” The disciple hesitated. “Father, I desired silence, and God has granted it.” Arsenius smiled gently. “And yet you hav