PHILOKALIA MINISTRIES

A Personal Reflection on the Abandonment of Discernment There are moments in life when the familiar scaffolding of identity is stripped away. Titles loosen their grip. Roles fall silent. What once steadied the heart no longer provides clarity. And suddenly one stands where one had not planned to stand, with no chart, no map, only the bare ground under one’s feet. I used to think discernment was a kind of spiritual compass, a way to gain a sense of direction, to understand wha