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 Nineteen
The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian - Homily Seventeen Part III and Homily Eighteen
The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian - Homily Seventeen Part II
The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian - Homily Seventeen Part I
The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian - Homily Sixteen
The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian - Homily Fifteen Part III
The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian - Homily Fifteen Part II
The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian - Homily Thirteen, Homily Fourteen and Homily Fifteen Part I
The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian - Homily Eleven and Homily Twelve
The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian - Homily Ten
The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian - Homily Nine
The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian - Homily Eight
The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian - Homily Six Part V and Homily Seven
The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian - Homily Six Part IV
The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian - Homily Six Part III
The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian - Homily Six Part II
The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian - End of Homily Five and Homily Six Part I
The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian - Homily Five Part IV
The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian - Homily Five Part III
The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian - Homily Five Part II
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