As we move more deeply into the first volume of the Evergetinos - reading hypothesis 38 - we find ourselves also being drawn more deeply into the mystery of humility and obedience. The wisdom of God, revealed in our Lord through his incarnation and through the Paschal mystery, shows us the vulnerability of divine love and humility. For the love of us Christ empties himself, becomes a slave and obedient unto death on the cross. It is upon him that we must fix our gaze if we are not to be drawn into the illusions of pride.

Religious people are not above having their own delusions; including and especially the delusion of holiness. We hold on to the demands of our ego. Pride rules our will. Thus, we were given multiple stories this evening of God in his providence guiding souls along a path He desires and presenting them with circumstances that unexpectedly revealed to them these greater truths. There is so much of us that is prideful that we are often blind to the humble ways that God comes to us and reject those through whom He speaks to us.

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Text of chat during the group:

00:14:43 FrDavid Abernethy: page 314 letter C 00:23:57 Anthony: Is this the concept of "doing Purgatory" now so you don't have to go to Purgatory later? 00:39:57 Anthony: On preaching the gospel, among "Evangelicals," there is an emphasis of calling someone to recognize their sin and "accept Christ." That doesn't seem to be the Catholic tradition, is it? In the Bible it seems only prophets did that and we are not prophets. 00:47:24 Eric Ewanco: think you missed a paragraph? 01:13:16 Anthony: This so goes against modern education. The intellect is separated from morals and we are taught to set ourselves up as judges 01:17:04 Anthony: "you have many teachers but not many fathers"

The Evergetinos, Hypothesis XXXVIII