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When Prayer Becomes an Argument
Standing Before God with Empty Hands “Let him kill me if he will; I have no other hope.” — Job 13:15 Job has reached the place where religious language no longer works. His friends still have explanations. They still have theology. They still have certainty. They still believe suffering can be organized into neat categories of guilt and innocence, reward and punishment. Job has none of that left. All he has left is God. And God is the very One who seems to be destroying him.
Father Charbel Abernethy
May 304 min read
Rise Again in the Ruins
On Refusing Despair in the Midst of the Battle “Rejoice not against me, mine enemy, that I have fallen; for I will rise again; for though I should sit in darkness, the Lord shall be a light unto me.” ⸻ Synopsis of Tonight’s Group on The Ascetical Homilies of St. Isaac the Syrian Homily 9 paragraphs 5-10 There is a sobriety in the Fathers that cuts deeper than anything sentimental, yet within that severity there burns a tenderness that refuses to let the soul perish in despair
Father Charbel Abernethy
Apr 153 min read
When He Comes, He Comes for You
On Fear, Regret, and the Mercy That Stands at the Door “Surely I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus. — Book of Revelation 22:20 There are many who ask now, quietly or aloud, When is Christ coming again. It is not always curiosity. Often it is weariness speaking. A long life has been lived. The body no longer obeys as it once did. The world feels unfamiliar, even hostile. Sorrows have accumulated, not passed. And within the heart something begins to stir with greater int
Father Charbel Abernethy
Apr 154 min read
The Wisdom That Wounds
On Humility, Temptation, and the Hidden Mercy of God “My strength is made perfect in weakness.” — 2 Corinthians 12:9 ⸻ Synopsis of Tonight's Group on The Ascetical Homilies of St. Isaac the Syrian Homily 8 paragraphs 5-9 There is a humility that we speak about. And there is a humility that is given . The first is clean. Understandable. Manageable. The second is devastating. Saint Isaac does not speak of an idea. He speaks of a man who has seen something in himself , not once,
Father Charbel Abernethy
Apr 14 min read
The Anger No One Wants to Admit - Faith Without Consolation IV
When prayer becomes accusation and love becomes protest “How long, O Lord? Will You forget me forever? How long will You hide Your face from me?” Psalm 12 (13):2, Grail Translation ⸻ There is an anger that feels forbidden. Not the anger that flares and passes. But the anger that settles into the bones. The anger that grows slowly in the shadow of unanswered prayer. It is the anger no one wants to confess because it feels like betrayal. Because it feels blasphemous. Because it
Father Charbel Abernethy
Feb 174 min read
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