
OODGER - 14/2/19 From the book : "In the Heart of the Desert: The Spirituality of the Desert Fathers and Mothers" by Protodeacon John Chryssavgis Chapter 4 Why did these elders choose the desert in the first place? What was the significance of the desert? What is the power of its suggestion? "Desert" (eremos, έρημος) literally means "abandonment"; it is the term from ...