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6 illustrations across 1 category
"God IS love—Deus Caritas Est. Perfect love is not our achievement but our participation in divine love through sacraments, prayer, community. Servile fear yields to filial love; we approach God not as slaves but as children. Love transforms fear into...
"The branch participates in the life of the Vine—this is theosis. Divine energies flow from Christ to those united with Him. Abiding is communion with the divine nature. Through liturgy, through prayer, through sacrament, we remain connected; His life becomes ours." — St.
"Acquire the Spirit of peace, and thousands around you will be saved. Delight in God is the fruit of the Spirit—divine joy, uncreated energy. Through hesychasm, through the Jesus Prayer, through the Liturgy, we taste this delight. Our desires become...
"The transformation of the mind is theosis—the human nous being renewed, illumined, united with divine truth. 'Do not be conformed to this world' means detachment from passions that cloud the mind. The transformed mind perceives God's will because it participates in God." — St.