About the author Archimandrite Zacharias. He is the spiritual son of St Sophrony of Essex England

What This Means in the Essex Tradition

Within the lineage of St. Silouan → St. Sophrony → Archimandrite Zacharias:

Zacharias is considered the primary living interpreter of St. Sophrony’s theology.

He served as St. Sophrony’s translator, student, and closest theological heir.

About the book:

Knock, and It Shall Be Opened Unto You

The mystery of God and the mystery of man urgently occupy our minds. We are astonished before the indescribable humility of the Incarnate Word and His love that is crucified unto the end. As a refuge in our struggle, we have the words of Scripture, the invocation of the all-holy Name of the Lord, and the Mysteries of our Church. In the fierce tempest of the times, we are safely established on the unshakeable rock of the word of our Holy Fathers. This word opens new horizons before us and helps us to understand our painful sufferings as the path to the blessedness of the Day of the Lord. It initiates us into the otherness of the spotless love of Christ while at the same time chastising us so we may be freed from the suffocating embrace of self-love and embrace our brethren with brotherly love in Christ.
In the modern era, everything around us is shaken, and values are being levelled. Yet, within the bosom of the Church, we have peace because we know from the experience and the words of our Saints that throughout the ages, the ‘fierce storm has never overwhelmed the vessel of the Church, but the Church has calmed the storm.’ And as we see misfortunes increasing, we lift up our heads with hope toward heaven, knowing from the unfailing word of Almighty Jesus that ‘our redemption draweth nigh’.

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