PHILOKALIA MINISTRIES

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,