Unseen Warfare: Recommended Reading

Wher­ev­er you look in these present times, one is con­front­ed with an over­ar­ch­ing sense of impend­ing dark­ness, a feel­ing of dread and a sense of hope­less­ness amidst seem­ing­ly insur­mount­able chal­lenges — chal­lenges that afflict body, soul and spir­it. Chal­lenges that seep down to the very essence of what it means to be, and to live as an Ortho­dox Chris­t­ian in this present real­i­ty. So how do we nav­i­gate these unchart­ed waters? 

How do we endure, and how can we thrive in such try­ing and dif­fi­cult times? First, we must under­stand that noth­ing that is hap­pen­ing is by acci­dent. Our task is not to ask “Why are these things occur­ring?” but rather, “Where can I go to learn how to engage in the fight?” Where can I learn to con­duct a deter­mined bat­tle for my soul, and for the souls of my loved ones?”

It is to unseen war­fare that we are called, to the very real but oft hid­den from human sight bat­tle. We are called to wage a holy and sacred war through our prayers, fast­ing and acts of mer­cy. For indeed there are many things that we can­not con­trol in this world, but there is one thing that we can: the con­di­tion of our souls, our actions of humil­i­ty and love on our jour­ney to salvation.