PHILOKALIA MINISTRIES

On the unity of our fall and the unity of our salvation “Adam, after his fall, became the image of all mankind.” — Isaac the Syrian A brother once asked an Elder, “Why do the Fathers say that we must love every man as ourselves?” The Elder answered, “Because every man is yourself.” We are Adam and Eve. Not only in the beginning, but now. Their story is not ancient history. It is the present condition of the human heart. Every day the same drama unfolds within us. God speaks a