PHILOKALIA MINISTRIES

The Fire in the Life We Have We do not become flame by escaping the conditions of our life, but by allowing everything within them to become an offering to God. “If you will, you can become all flame.” — Abba Joseph Abba Lot came to Abba Joseph with the question that quietly haunts every serious spiritual life. He had a rule. He fasted a little. He prayed. He meditated. He guarded his thoughts and sought interior peace. None of these things were small. Yet something within hi