A Word from the Desert

Give Me a Word

Anthony & the Desert · 3rd–4th century

In the Egyptian desert a seeker would say, 'Abba, give me a word' — trusting one short saying, lived and chewed over, could change a life. Receive a word, stay with it in stillness, and let it teach you.

How long?

Sound

Screen-off mode — let the screen rest. The sound keeps playing and a soft tone calls you back at the end.

The Sayings of the Desert Fathers (Apophthegmata Patrum) — Abba Moses; St Anthony the Great (trans. B. Ward).