PHILOKALIA MINISTRIES

Docility and Teachability as the Beginning of Wisdom “Abba Anthony said: I no longer fear God, but I love Him. For love casts out fear.” One of the most striking things about the desert fathers is that nearly every story begins in the same way: “A brother came and asked…” The monk comes. He asks. He listens. This simple pattern reveals something essential about the spiritual life. One cannot enter the Kingdom of God while remaining self-enclosed and convinced of one’s own und