PHILOKALIA MINISTRIES

Before the Ladder An unceasing ascent in the Spirit “Arise, O Lord, to the place of your rest, you and the ark of your strength.” — Psalm 132 (Grail) It stands before us without apology. Not as an image to admire. But as a judgment. The ladder rises from the earth toward Christ, and every rung exposes something we would rather not see. Not the obvious sins alone, but the hidden attachments, the subtle compromises, the inner agreements we have made with the passions. Saint Joh