We have previously underlined the need for discernment and the necessity of serious scrutiny in discernment. I want to now examine St. Mosesās advice about testing what I am deeming āpious reasoning.ā āPious reasoningā is the trap of thinking that one can be simply guided by pious presumptions or seemingly pious logic while actually falling out of line with Scripture and the precedent of the Fathers. Further, one can deceive oneās self into thinking one is making pious decisions and yet have oneās heart full of pride and vanity.Ā St. Moses compares the life of discernmentā¦