“For the soul that is privileged to be in communion with the Spirit of His light, and is irradiated by the beauty of the unspeakable glory of Him who has prepared her to be a seat and a dwelling for Himself, becomes all light, all face, all eye; and there is no part of her …
“The soul, which has the true fear groans saying, ‘I will sing of mercy and justice; to you O lord, I will sing praises. I will behave wisely in a perfect way. Oh, when will You come to me?’ (Ps. 101: 1). She walks in a perfect way, so she does not fear, for love …
“Just as when a great prince enters into a great city, no enemy or robber now attacks it because the prince has taken up residence in one of the houses; so it is in the case of the Prince of All Mankind.” – St. Athanasius #greater #orthodox #coptic #world #dailyreading
