We are drawing close to the end of the first volume of the Evergetinos. We’ve come to the end of a long journey; but in reality it’s just the beginning for us. The fathers began by having us meditate long upon repentance. This is the starting point. The turning from the self toward God for healing.
Now at the conclusion of the volume our eyes gaze upon the vision of humility. Again, it is not the humility of this world, but the humility of God. It is the humility of a love that empties itself in order to lift others out of their poverty and darkness. It is the love that thinks nothing of the self but seeks only the fulfillment the will of the beloved.
We were shown this evening and number of aspect of this humility. The first is self-reproach. He who seeks the honor of God and finds his identity rooted in God is going to seek nothing of the honor and privileges of this world. We are reminded that “all flesh is as grass and all the glory of man as the flower of grass”. Everything within this world passes away. Why do we cling to it so tenaciously, and yet hold so little desire for the love that searches us out constantly. “Heart speaks to heart.” We let go of everything, including our own ego, in order that nothing might impede our capacity to hear God’s Word of Love.
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The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian - Homily Forty-eight Part III
The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian - Homily Forty-eight Part II
The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian - Homily Forty-seven Part II and Homily Forty-eight Part I
The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian - Homily Forty-six Part II and Homily Forty-seven Part I
The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian - Homily Forty-six Part I
The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian - Homily Forty-five
The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian - Homily Forty-four
The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian - Homily Forty-three
The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian - Homily Forty-two Part II
The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian - Homily Forty-two Part I
The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian - Homily Forty-one
The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian - Homily Forty Part III
The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian - Homily Forty Part II
The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian - Homily Forty Part I
The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian - Homily Thirty-nine Part II
The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian - Homily Thirty-eight and Homily Thirty-nine Part I
The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian - Homily Thirty-seven Part VIII
The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian - Homily Thirty-seven Part VII
The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian - Homily Thirty-seven Part VI
The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian - Homily Thirty-seven Part V
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