The Refuge - Anchoring the Soul in God cut off by the persecutions

cut off by the persecutions and invasions and occupations which beset the East throughout most of the centuries since the fall of Constantinople and even before: a voice we need to hear to understand the fullness of Orthodoxy

personality and teaching by his spiritual disciple Archimandrite Sophrony

With a sympathetic soul Elder Barsanuphius attended to the world

according to the Prologue) as a desert monk

They are well suited for devotional reading

The Refuge - Anchoring the Soul in God cut off by the persecutionsBy Ignatius (Brianchaninov) Translated by Nicholas Kotar Paperback: "Prayer is a refuge of Gods great mercy to the human race." The refuge is a place of inner stillness and peace where the heart is fully opened to the embrace of Gods love. It is a return to the ancient paradise from which the human race, in Adam, had to depart because of disobedience to the command of God. "The Refuge" is an exposition of the concrete actions we should take if we