PHILOKALIA MINISTRIES

On simple work, silence, and the gathering of the heart “Whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.” — 1 Corinthians 10:31 There is a mercy hidden in simple work. A floor needs to be swept. Water is drawn. The mop passes back and forth. Things are returned quietly to their places. The house is being prepared for the Sabbath, but something within us is also being put in order. The Fathers understood the importance of such labor. Work was not merely something that interrupted