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When Christ Becomes the Light by Which We See
The Christian life is not merely learning what is true, but becoming transparent to the Light who is Christ “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.” — Psalm 118:105 LXX Saint Maximus tells us something far greater than that Christ gives us light. Christ is the Light. He is the lamp set upon the lampstand, the eternal Word of the Father who has entered our darkness by assuming our humanity. He does not merely explain the path. He becomes the path beneath our fe
Father Charbel Abernethy
Oct 145 min read
Do Not Name What God Is Doing Yet
On the Holy Poverty of a Life That Has Not Taken Shape “By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place which he was to receive as an inheritance; and he went out, not knowing where he was to go.” — Hebrews 11:8 There is a peculiar temptation that comes when a life begins to fall apart. We immediately begin trying to understand what God is building from the ruins. Something has ended, and almost before we have allowed ourselves to grieve it, we ask what is beg
Father Charbel Abernethy
Oct 48 min read
Only One Thing
A Dialogue with Abba Arsenius on Losing Everything but Christ “Whatever gain I had, I counted as loss for the sake of Christ.” — Philippians 3:7 The disciple found Arsenius sitting outside his cell. There was nothing before him. No book. No work. No food. Only his hands resting upon his knees and the desert stretching beyond him. The disciple stood nearby. Arsenius did not look up. Disciple: Father, I have lost much. Arsenius: Not enough. The disciple was silent. The words wo
Father Charbel Abernethy
Oct 15 min read
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