The Evergetinos - Vol. I, Hypothesis V Part II

We continued with our reading of Hypothesis Five where the Fathers discuss with us the importance of remembering death as well as judgment. Such thoughts are not to elicit fear within the heart but rather magnify the significance of the moment and help us live in the moment as opposed to the past or the future. Every moment is freighted with destiny because every moment is an opportunity to love or not to love. The remembrance of death teaches us not to put off repentance and not to doubt the mercy of God when we find ourselves caught up in our sin. It also teaches us to listen keenly to the voice of our conscience as it calls us back to God. This is a fundamental and permanent element of the spiritual life and so should be cultivated with great discipline and care.

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Text of chat during the group:

00:31:03 Erick Chastain: "sin makes you stupid"

00:48:19 Michael Liccione: Negative anthropology becomes very attractive if you spend much time on social media.

00:51:09 sue and mark: now it makes sense.

00:58:26 renwitter: First he coughs at me, then he yawns at Ambrose. . . geez. I think the next time Erick starts talking we should all start quacking or something.

00:58:45 Michael Liccione: LOL

00:58:49 Carole DiClaudio: hahaha

00:58:59 Lilly Crystal: Lol @ren

00:59:00 Erick Chastain: Yeah sorry everyone for that.

00:59:16 Joseph Muir: 🤣

00:59:49 Erick Chastain: It's the live experience I guess

01:00:05 Michael Liccione: Your lived experience :)

01:01:04 renwitter: I love that our chat transcript is published along with the podcast 😂😂😂

01:01:09 Daniel Allen: Only adds to the group it’s hilarious.

01:02:01 Erick Chastain: Yeah who needs TV?

01:08:39 Sharon: Otherwise, would that be the sin of presumption?

01:08:59 renwitter: And terrifying

01:11:34 Ambrose Little: Work out your salvation with fear and trembling. (Phil 2:12)

01:11:39 Sharon: … and ought we not canonize people when they die?

01:12:55 Sharon: I don’t mean canonized saints, but just anyone at the time of death.

01:13:18 Michael Liccione: No

01:14:56 Sharon: I agree. It just seems like no matter whose funeral, people talk as though they absolutely know the deceased is in heaven.