In this lecture on 2 Corinthians 3:4-9, Fr. Gabriel unpacks Paul's contrast between the "ministry of death" written on stone and the far more glorious "ministry of the Spirit," explaining that the Old Testament law served as a necessary external guide — like a parent's rules for a child — but was always meant to be internalized through the coming of Christ. He connects this to the catechumenate process in the Church and to the spiritual life of every Christian, emphasizing that we should not remain stuck merely following external rules but should strive, with God's grace and patient struggle, to have the law of God written on our hearts so that the far greater illumination made possible by Christ can transform us from within.