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Learning to Wait for Wings
How the Mind Is Healed Without Being Spoiled Synopsis of Tonight’s Group on The Ascetical Homilies of St. Isaac the Syrian Homily 6 paragraphs 21-23 St. Isaac the Syrian is ruthless here because he is protecting us from despair on one side and fantasy on the other. Most of us live precisely in the state he describes. We have repented. We have turned away from obvious sins. We pray. We read. We fast. And yet our prayer feels crowded. Memories intrude. Images multiply. The hear
Father Charbel Abernethy
Feb 42 min read
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When the Heart Refuses to Be Silent
A Desert Word on the Tyranny of the Self Disciple Father I cannot pray because I am always watching myself. My thoughts my feelings my wounds my duties they all rise up and fill the space where God should be. St. Arsenius You are not praying. You are staring at yourself. Disciple But I am trying to be attentive. St. Arsenius You are attentive to dust. Disciple Is it not right to watch the heart. St. Arsenius Watch God and the heart will be shown. Watch the heart and God will
Father Charbel Abernethy
Feb 42 min read
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