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As we come to the end of this hypothesis, the Fathers leave us with something painfully ordinary. They do not give us visions of heaven or heights of contemplation. They speak about the tongue. About when to speak. About when to remain silent. About lowering the eyes. About saying only what is necessary. It feels almost too simple. Yet they place it before us as a matter of life and death. They tell us that God is always watching. Not watching in suspicion, but watching as One who longs to dwell within us. And yet how quickly the door of the mouth is thrown open and everything inside spills out. Opinions. Explanations. Justifications. Pious thoughts. Clever remarks. Even good words spoken at the wrong time. We imagine that because something is true or orthodox or well intentioned it must be spoken. But the Fathers are ruthless here. They tell us that even good speech can disperse the soul. Saint Diadochus says that when the doors of the baths are left open, the heat escapes. So too with the soul. We labor for years to gather the mind, to kindle even a small flame of prayer, and then in a few careless conversations it dissipates. We leave a gathering inwardly empty. Not because we sinned gravely, but because we spoke much. The tragedy is not only that we lose recollection. It is that we begin to live outwardly. We become performers of thoughts. We interrupt. We insert ourselves. We fear being unnoticed. Saint Maximos unmasks this disease with precision. He says the one who interrupts reveals his love of glory. How often do we speak not from charity but from hunger. Hunger to be seen. To be affirmed. To be needed. Even in spiritual settings. Especially there. Isaiah the Anchorite brings it to the ground level. If you must speak, do so quietly. With humility. With reverence. As one ignorant. As one unworthy. Lower the face. Say little. Return quickly to silence. This is not theatrical piety. It is an interior stance. The tongue restrained becomes a sign that the passions are not ruling the heart. The Gerontikon cuts even deeper. Abba Joseph says he cannot control his tongue. The elder asks him one question. Do you find peace when you talk. No. Then why talk. There is something almost brutal in that simplicity. We speak and we lose peace. Yet we keep speaking. Abba Sisoes, a great ascetic, confesses that for thirty years he has prayed to be delivered from sins of the tongue and still he falls daily. This should sober us. If such a man trembles over his speech, what of us who speak constantly and without fear. And yet the Fathers do not romanticize silence. Abba Isaac exposes the counterfeit. There is a silence born of pride, of wanting the glory of being perceived as spiritual. A brooding silence that hides malice. A calculated silence that manipulates. This is not holiness. This is ego dressed in restraint. True silence either springs from zeal for virtue or from inward conversation with God. If it is not one of these, it will decay into self admiration. The stakes are high. If you guard your tongue, Isaac says, God will give you compunction. Compunction. The gift of seeing your own soul. The light of the mind. The joy of the Spirit. Silence becomes not emptiness but revelation. But if the tongue conquers you, you will never escape darkness. We are accustomed to thinking that sanctification comes through great works. Through ministries. Through projects. Through visible sacrifices. The Fathers insist that it may begin with something as small and humiliating as closing the mouth. Not as repression. Not as fear. But as reverence. To speak only when there is good reason. To speak because it is God's will and not because it soothes our anxiety. To listen more than we talk. To accept being unknown. To resist the need to untie every thought that wanders into the stable of the mind. This teaching must be internalized or it will remain quaint desert wisdom. It must confront us in the car after a conversation that left us agitated. It must confront us before we send the message, before we correct someone, before we offer unsolicited counsel, before we share a clever insight. It must question us. Is this necessary. Is this born of love. Will this preserve peace. Or am I simply opening the door and letting the heat escape. All things must be touched by grace. Speech can console, heal, illumine, and reconcile. Speech can also scatter, inflame, and darken. The same tongue that blesses can wound. The same mouth that proclaims Christ can betray Him. If we do not yet have a pure heart, the Fathers say, at least have a pure mouth. It is a beginning. A humiliating beginning. A door set firmly in place. And behind that door, if we are faithful, the slow birth of compunction. --- Text of chat during the group: 00:04:48 Fr. Charbel Abernethy: Page 356 Section E 00:09:58 Catherine Opie: I have not attended for a couple of weeks. 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In part one of "It is reasonable", Pastor Al Dagel looks at how reasonable it is to serve our Savior.  You'll enjoy the conclusion tomorrow.

You must sometimes choose how you will serve God.  Pastor Al Dagel hopes that we will choose well, no matter the area of service.

Message preached by Dave Bishop in our Sunday morning service. We'd love for you to join us!

Wisdom, Pastor Al Dagel believes, is available to both children and adults.  The wisdom to trust God may well be easier to achieve for kids than for "seasoned" adults. 

What could provoke an Apostle?  Pastor Al Dagel explains what "got to " Paul in today's episode of Moments of Grace. 

Today, Pastor Al Dagel gives us reason to rejoice in our riches, even though those "riches" may not have anything to do with dollar signs!

Today, Pastor Al Dagel urges us to be prepared for the coming of Jesus, as if it could be today!  (It could be today!) 

Please join us as Pastor Al Dagel shares a bit of wisdom suitable for both young and old.  

When God speaks to us through His Word or by His Spirit, it is to our benefit to listen.  Pastor Al Dagel shares how one prophet learned to listen more closely to God. 

Today, Pastor Al Dagel reminds us that these Moments of Grace have been available every day for going on nineteen years, bringing the Truth of the Gospel to counteract the lies that point us away from God. Today is a good day to choose the Truth!

Pastor Al Dagel wants us to understand that there is nobetter security than that which is found in trusting the Lord Jesus Christ with your eternity.

Today, Pastor Al Dazgel brings some "sensitivity training" to those who wish to point out others' sins.  

A wonderful way to start the new year would be to be born again, just as Jesus said.  Pastor Al Dagel agrees with Jesus' advice to Nicodemus.

Repetition is known to be an effective teaching tool, and Pastor Al Dagel points out how God used that method to encourage the leaders and people of Israel in days of old.  

Today, Pastor Al Dagel brings part one of a three-part look at the "High-priestly prayer" of Jesus.  Part two will be presented tomorrow, and part three will be shared on Sunday.

During the Advent or Christmas season, Pastor Al Dagel can't help but mention the little town of Bethlehem.  

Pastor Al Dagel shows us how important it isto do the work of the Lord, but he also points out that the work of the Lord gets done properly when His hand is in the work. 

In today's episode, Pastor Al Dagel lets us read mail sent to the church of Corinth.  Blessings will follow!

In today's episode, Pastor Al Dagel reminds us of the "command", not the "option", to tell others about God's wonderful gift of salvation.  

In today's episode of "Moments of Grace", Pastor Al Dagel points to two sides of the life of King Solomon, as he highlights both success and failure.  We can learn from this king.

Today, Pastor Al Dagel discusses those who conduct themselves in a spiritually disorderly manner.  Take heed of them!

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Today, Pastor Al Dagel concludes a week-long examination of the mature apostle Peter, who learned to serve God well, sharing his wise words with the church of yesterday and today.

This portrayal of Peter reveals him to be powerful in holiness.  Pastor Al Dagel continues to show us the Peter depicted in the Bible.

In the fourth in a series about Peter, Pastor Al Dagel reminds us that prophets foretold the coming of Jesus, but they did not understand as well as we can today, since we can read how Christ fulfilled their prophecies. 

Today, Pastor Al Dagel brings the third episode dedicated to Pater's ministry and teaching in God's Word.  Keep listening.  More is coming tomorrow.

Today, Pastor Al Dagel continues to shed light on Peter's contribution to the message of the Gospel.  Don't miss a single episode!  

Psalm 103 may come alive for you as you listen to Pastor Al Dagel's thoughts on this chapter today!

Pastor Al Dagel explains why Paul greeted the Philippian believers with such an intimate and familiar greeting when he wrote to them.  

Pastor Al Dagel wants us to understand that one of the attributes of God that can be ours is holiness, but our holiness is given by God, not achieved, and it is all through Jesus!

Today, Pastor Al Dagel brings us part one of a three-part series, "The help of forgiveness," a series that can change your perspective and, perhaps, your life. 

Today, Pastor Al Dagel compares two days that could be called "Black Friday" on this day after Thanksgiving in the USA.

In the United States of America, today is our day of Thanksgiving.  Pastor Al Dagel wants to pray for you wherever you are, because he is thankful for the entire body of Christ, wherever you are!

Because of Jesus' sacrifice, Pastor Al Dagel urges us as believers to present ourselves as holy sacrifices to God.  It is only reasonable! 

Pastor Al dagel passes on the best "rule" ever!  Obey this rule, and life will be pretty good.  Receive Jesus, and life will be eternal!

Pastor Al Dagel is amazed at the accounts of unbelief during Jesus' time walking here on earth.  Be ready to believe, because Jesus is Who He said He is!

Today, Pastor Al Dagel gives us a sense of the Book of Judges and urges us to learn from their mistakes and let God be our Judge.

Hope is more than desire, and Pastor Al Dagel hopes the blessed hope of knowing Christ will strengthen you.     

The gospel explained in a few words can be very powerful.  Pastor Al Dagel shares the "gospel in a nutshell".

Light is today's topic, as Pastor Al Dagel brings us just a few "Moments of Grace"

Today, Pastor Al Dagel shares some basics of Gospel truth.  What more could we need? 

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