The Evergetinos: Book Three - Chapter IX, Part III

Podcast: Philokalia Ministries · Father David Abernethy

Opublikowano: 2026-08-28

There is something almost relentless about the teaching of the Fathers on watchfulness. They will not allow us to imagine that there comes a point in the spiritual life when vigilance is no longer necessary. Age does not free us from it. Knowledge does not free us from it. Years of prayer do not free us from it. Even great spiritual gifts do not free us from it. “As long as you are in the body, do not leave your heart unguarded.” Until the last breath. At first this can sound severe. The imag...