PHILOKALIA MINISTRIES

A Homily on Luke 18:10–14 as the Preparation for Great Lent Begins “Better is one sigh from the depths than a thousand words from the heights.” Beloved in Christ, As we stand at the threshold of Great Lent, the Church gives us a parable that seems simple but is in fact terrifying. Two men go up to the temple to pray. Both speak to God. Both are religious. Both are standing before the Holy. Yet only one leaves justified. Why? Because one stands before God with something in his