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When Only the Name Remains
Abiding in Christ when there is nothing left to hold “Trust in the Lord for ever, for the Lord is an everlasting rock.” — Isaiah 26:4 There comes a time when prayer is no longer chiefly something we say. It becomes where we stand. The Name of Jesus ceases to be one devotion among others, one practice among many, and becomes the place where the heart abides when it no longer knows where else to go. Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me. Perhaps this is why the Name m
Father Charbel Abernethy
13 hours ago4 min read
Until There Is Nothing Left but Your Name
Let me disappear from everything that makes me conscious of myself, Lord. Not that I may cease to be, but that I may finally become wholly attentive to You. Teach my heart the language of Your Kingdom, where silence is not emptiness but the fullness of love without explanation. Let me breathe the air breathed by Isaac, by the desert fathers, by all those who became drunk with wonder because they discovered that You are more beautiful than everything they surrendered. I ask fo
Father Charbel Abernethy
Sep 121 min read
Jesus
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, Your Name has become my one solace. When my heart is heavy and every other word fails, let me cling to Your Name. I do not ask to see the way ahead. I do not ask to understand what You are doing. Only keep me near You. When I cannot pray, let Your Name be my prayer. When I cannot find rest, let Your Name be my rest. When everything else is taken away, leave me this one treasure: Jesus. Let me hold Your Name in my heart until I discover that it i
Father Charbel Abernethy
Sep 71 min read
The Name Above Every Name
When the Heart Learns to Speak the Name That Never Ceases “At the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.” — Philippians 2:10–11 There are books that seek to explain the spiritual life, and there are books that quietly invite us to enter it. The Name Above Every Name was written with that second hope. It grew slowly through months of prayer, years of re
Father Charbel Abernethy
Aug 53 min read
Coming Soon: The Name Above Every Name
The Jesus Prayer and the revelation of Christ in the heart There are certain books that one writes over many years without ever intending to write them. They emerge slowly through prayer, countless hours with the Scriptures, the Desert Fathers, and the wisdom of the saints. More than anything, they arise from the hidden work of God in the heart. I am grateful that The Monastic Heart and the Future of the Church has now begun its journey into the hands of readers throughout th
Father Charbel Abernethy
Aug 32 min read
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