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 Evergetinos - Hypothesis XXIX, Part III
The Ladder of Divine Ascent - Chapter V: On Repentance, Part IV and Chapter VI: On Remembrance of Death, Part I
The Evergetinos - Hypothesis XXIX, Part II
The Ladder of Divine Ascent - Chapter V: On Repentance, Part III
The Evergetinos - Hypothesis XXVIII, Part III and Hypothesis XXIX, Part I
The Ladder of Divine Ascent - Chapter V: On Repentance, Part II
The Evergetinos - Hypothesis XXVIII, Part II
The Ladder of Divine Ascent - Chapter V: On Repentance, Part I
The Evergetinos - Hypothesis XXVIII, Part I
The Ladder of Divine Ascent - Chapter IV: On Obedience, Part XVI
The Evergetinos - Hypothesis XXVII
The Ladder of Divine Ascent - Chapter IV: On Obedience, Part XV
The Evergetinos - Hypothesis XXVI, Part III
The Ladder of Divine Ascent - Chapter IV: On Obedience, Part XIV
The Evergetinos - Hypothesis XXVI, Part II
The Ladder of Divine Ascent - Chapter IV: On Obedience, Part XIII
The Evergetinos - Hypothesis XXVI
The Evergetinos - Hypothesis XXV, Part II
The Ladder of Divine Ascent - Chapter IV: On Obedience, Part XII
The Evergetinos - Hypothesis XXV, Part II
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