PHILOKALIA MINISTRIES

Psalm One and the Violence of Beginning Again “His delight is in the law of the Lord, and on His law he meditates day and night.” Psalm 1 Grail Translation There is something violent about beginning the Psalter again. Not dramatic. Not emotional. Violent in the quiet way that truth is violent when it interrupts the agreements you have made with distraction. Violent in the way light is violent when it enters a room that has been sealed for too long. Psalm One does not comfort