PHILOKALIA MINISTRIES

Standing Before the Image “If you wish to be saved, become as one who is dead. For a dead man does not judge, is not judged, is not honored, and is not dishonored.” Abba Makarios the Great There is something in this story* of Abba Makarios that presses more deeply than its ending. Not the vindication. Not the confession. Not even the humility of the saint. It is the image itself that remains, severe and unforgettable. A man led through the streets with blackened pots and wood