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A Message from Father David
The Virtue of Stability
Stability is the quiet courage to remain where God has placed us and to seek Him there. Our restless hearts imagine that change, in and of itself, is something to be pursued. We imagine that “if only this were different,” my life would be better. And so we chase after different circumstances – different relationships, different preoccupations, different opportunities. Yet the Orthodox life teaches us to meet Christ in the present moment - in daily prayers, even though they sometimes feel dry or empty. Or, in the people in our lives entrusted to us, even though they can be difficult. Or, in the duties and responsibilities we would rather escape.
Stability is not stubbornness or fear of change. It is faithfulness purified by humility - the willingness to endure, repent, and begin again without abandoning the place of our struggle. Like a tree that bears fruit by remaining rooted, the soul grows through steady prayer, sacramental life, and patient love. By grace, constancy and stability in small things makes the heart spacious enough to receive God.
Blessings,
Father David
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