PHILOKALIA MINISTRIES

A Dialogue on Embracing the Whole Adam in Prayer “A merciful heart is a heart burning for the whole creation… for men, for birds, for animals, for demons, and for every created thing.” — Isaac the Syrian The disciple came to the elder at the hour when the desert was turning toward evening. The wind had fallen. Silence lay over the rocks like a mantle. “Father,” he said, “I have been praying the prayer you gave me.” The elder nodded. “And what did you find?” The disciple hesit