What Happened to Your Ability to Pray? | Father Turbo

#orthodoxhomily #fatherturbo #saintsophrony Your senses aren't just tired; they're penetrated. In this homily, Father Turbo instructs on hesychia, the stillness every Christian is called to, not only monks and monastics. The noise of the modern world doesn't end at your eyes and ears. It enters your nous, and it distorts your heart. And when it does this, it pulls us back into the same sins, the same exhaustion, and the same cycles that we can't explain. Drawing from the life and teachings of Saint Sophrony of Essex, Father describes how stillness isn't some passive retreat from the world. It's our active struggle to love God more than the noise that possesses us. To turn away from the world isn't about us hating creation; it's about us seeking the One for whom creation exists. “We are not hesychasts, but we are called to hesychia.” HEBREWS 4 :14-5:10 (Epistle) JOHN 15 :7-16 (Gospel) IC XC « NI KA | ☦︎ꒌ 📍 11 Jul '26 | St. Mary of Egypt Orthodox Church, Kansas City, Missouri How did Satan enslave himself, and what do Christ's Apostles offer us?    • Satan Had a Calling | Father Turbo's Homil...   How is your "freedom" making you ill?    • Your Freedom Is Making You Sick | Father T...   Nobody Told You Faith Would Feel Like This    • Nobody Told You Faith Would Feel Like This...   How can your Guardian Angel help you find freedom?    • Your Guardian Angel Watches You Hit Snooze...   How can you find freedom with the Holy Spirit's guidance?    • Force Your Heart | Father Turbo's Homily |...   Chastisement is love when it comes from the Lord who heals.    • Don't Misunderstand What a Prophet Does | ...   The Best Wine Is Right Now    • The Best Wine Is Right Now | Father Turbo'...   Donations: https://stmaryofegypt.net/give/ Convent of the Mother of God, Seeker of the Lost: http://www.ourladyofthelost.org/    / @ourladyofthelostkc   0:00 Saint Sophrony of Essex 0:23 The Monk Who Saw Christ 1:29 Christ Will Have Mercy 2:15 Those Who Labor Become Friends 3:10 Apostles Were Friends of Christ 3:45 How Do You Become a Friend of Christ? 4:18 Mercy Isn't the Same as Friendship 4:48 Saint Sophrony’s Monastery in Essex 5:32 We Are Called to Hesychia 5:49 Drowning in Stimulation 6:08 We Can't Pray 6:26 Stimulation Penetrates the Nous 6:40 Why We Chase the Same Sins 7:13 Sophrony, the Beatitudes, & Hesychia 7:28 Turning Away Is Love of God 8:01 Pursuing Stillness 8:18 The World Is Drowning Out God 8:57 You Must Use Force 9:10 The Kingdom Suffers Violence 9:39 Stillness Lets You Hear His Voice