This Bible study focuses on discernment, stillness, the Jesus Prayer, confession, fasting, and the daily struggle of the Orthodox spiritual life. Discernment means learning how to recognize what leads the soul toward God and what pulls it away from Him. In Orthodox Christianity, spiritual growth is not about doing the most impressive thing, but about walking the path of repentance with humility. The study draws from St. John Cassian, the desert fathers, and the real struggles Christians face in daily prayer.

Anthony Ally explains that spiritual struggle is normal and should not lead us to despair. Work, family life, distraction, tiredness, and inner restlessness can all make prayer difficult. The Jesus Prayer helps us return to God with simple, honest repentance. The study also explains apatheia, or dispassion, not as coldness or apathy, bu ...