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When the Heart Moves from Demand to Surrender
Zechariah, the Theotokos, and the Passage from Being Served to Serving God “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.” Luke 1:38 ⸻ The Fathers speak with a precision that cuts through our illusions. They do not give a single rule for all because the soul does not remain in a single state. There is a time to be led. There is a time to be silent. There is a time to speak. There is a time to act. And there is a time when the soul no longer li
Father Charbel Abernethy
Apr 74 min read
Learning to Wait for Wings
How the Mind Is Healed Without Being Spoiled Synopsis of Tonight’s Group on The Ascetical Homilies of St. Isaac the Syrian Homily 6 paragraphs 21-23 St. Isaac the Syrian is ruthless here because he is protecting us from despair on one side and fantasy on the other. Most of us live precisely in the state he describes. We have repented. We have turned away from obvious sins. We pray. We read. We fast. And yet our prayer feels crowded. Memories intrude. Images multiply. The hear
Father Charbel Abernethy
Feb 42 min read
When Hope Becomes a Lie
St Isaac the Syrian on the prayer that rises from neglect instead of love “He is a fool who does not draw near to God in his heart and yet when tribulation surrounds him lifts his hands to Him with confidence.” St Isaac the Syrian ⸻ There is a kind of hope that is not hope at all. It has the vocabulary of faith but none of its weight. It speaks the Name of God but has never learned to carry it in the heart. It turns to God not because it loves Him but because it hurts. It rem
Father Charbel Abernethy
Jan 283 min read
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