PHILOKALIA MINISTRIES

When circumstances give us no peace, the heart must learn to receive peace from somewhere deeper. “In peace I will both lie down and sleep; for Thou alone, O Lord, makest me dwell in safety.” — Psalm 4:8 There comes a point in the spiritual life when we grow tired even of waiting. We have prayed. We have tried to act honestly. We have surrendered what we thought God was asking us to surrender. We have allowed identities to be stripped away, plans to collapse, certainties to d