PHILOKALIA MINISTRIES

A Cry to God from the Silence of the Heart Lord, You are here. Not near. Not approaching. Here. You have placed Your Spirit within me, and I live as though the house were empty. I move about distracted, anxious, divided, while You remain in silence at the center. You search the depths of God, and You search my depths. Nothing is hidden from You. Nothing is beyond Your reach. Yet I give my heart to lesser things. Why do I run after what passes when You abide Why do I fear loss

Bethlehem, the Altar, and the Birth That Continues There is a silence that precedes God, and a silence that follows Him. Bethlehem belongs to the first. The Eucharist to the second. The Gospel does not describe the cave as peaceful. It tells us only that there was no room. No explanation, no protest, no commentary. God enters the world not amid arguments or clarifications, but in silence. The Word becomes flesh without explanation. Heaven does not announce itself to the inn,