The silence of man in the face of the most horrid neglect of Him Who Is infinite love, is abominable. It is the silence of those who are neither hot nor cold (Rv 3:16). It is the silence of desolation. But this silence becomes more abominable when it is…
Deification “is indeed a mystical union with God beyond intellect and reason” (Gregory Palamas, III.1.28).
“This union will enable persistence to the end with a pure spirit in the most narrow relations with God” (Gregory Palamas, II.2.20). Such relations were defined as “direct relations with God in which no intermediary such as an angel intervenes”…
Those who profess to love Him, do not love Him. Their hearts are far away from Him. They do not tender Him with care, for love – true love – is missing from their hearts, minds and souls. They profess verbally, to all, that everyone should love Him; but…
Love is not wanted anymore, despite all that He has given them throughout the centuries. Even the wandering animals He has created enter and sit with Him, unbidden, to keep Him company; to bask in His infinite love. But His people – His very own people –…
“Deification is also the invocation of the great God and Father, the symbol of the authentic and real adoption, according to the gift and grace of the Holy Spirit, thanks to the bestowal of which grace the saints become and will remain the sons of God”…
There is not even the slightest spark of reverence in His Presence any longer. All is dead despite the appearance of being alive, for love in the hearts of this people has grown cold and bitter. Love Himself is neglected and abandoned. Nothing is offered…
“Perfect contemplation of God and divine things is not only a stripping away, but beyond this, a participation in divine things, a gift and possession more than stripping away” (Gregory Palamas, The triads, I.3.18).
The question was asked, “How does one pray the cenacle to God the Father?” The answer is simple: following herewith through a link is the format for cenacles of prayer to the Divine Heart of God the Father. Just click on the aforementioned link and you…
“If contemplation may not be equated with the via negativa, neither is it identifiable with the via positiva: contemplation is not simply abstraction or negation but a union and a divinization that occurs mystically and ineffably by the grace of God”…
“To understand the nature of God is to become deified; those who know that God is Spirit are those who become god completely and know God in God … [they] see God by God (Gregory Palamas, II.3.68; II.3.52).
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Online reviews of some of my books:
About The Divine Family: Experiential Narratives
Josh Baker(Aut…
See on Scoop.it - Reflections for the Soul Ezine
FOR HIS GLORY The Divine Heart of God the Father Encompassing All Hearts - Original Narrative of 25th May 2010 Yesterday evening, at around 6pm, I was in one of the inner rooms in my house, when I…
See on Scoop.it - Reflections for the Soul Ezine
FOR HIS GLORY The Father who is Infinite Love About two weeks after You gave me the illumination of conscience, You - God the Father - desired to show me with precision just how much of a tender, l…
See on Scoop.it - Reflections for the Soul Ezine
From the moment I read the opening commentary from Pope Urban VII on private revelations, I knew I was in for something special. Each of the author’s personal accounts (peira) are beautifully conve…
