PHILOKALIA MINISTRIES

There comes a moment when truth must be entrusted to God rather than defended before men “Lord, I consent to be known without being understood. You know me. Let that be enough.” There is a strange protection in speaking indirectly. We can write about surrender, abandonment, silence, loss, obedience, the stripping away of identity. We can speak truthfully—even painfully—and yet remain partially hidden. The words reveal us. But they also veil us. It is another thing altogether