Christians throughout history have experienced a perceived abandonment by God, but has God ever really left? Join Josh Hoffert and Colin Nicolle as they talk about Abba Ammonas and his teachings on the absence of God.

From the letters of Abba Ammonas: "You must know how, in the beginning of the spiritual life, the Holy Spirit gives people joy when He sees their hearts becoming pure. But after the Spirit has given them joy and sweetness, He then departs and leaves them. This is a sign of His activity and happens with every soul that seeks and fears God: He departs and keeps at a distance until He knows whether they will go on seeking Him or not."

Joshua Hoffert is the founder of Wind Ministries, and Colin Nicolle is the Rector of the Anglican parish in Summerside, PEI.

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