“Every day we should stand in awe of Him, as He is with us, and do what is pleasing before Him. If we are unable now to perceive Him with our physical eyes, we can, if we are watchful, see Him continuously with the eyes of our understanding and not just see Him, but reap great benefits from Him.” IfsGivingShouldEyeSpiritualEvilUnderstandingSinVisionBirthBenefitsEternalPerceivePurityAweEternal LifeReapDemolish Author:Gregory Palamas
“We know that prayer in and of itself cannot save us, but carrying it out before God can. For when the Lord's eyes are upon us He sanctifies us, as the sun warms everything upon which it shines.” KnowsEyeChristianPrayerLordSunShiningOrthodoxOrthodox ChristianSanctify Author:Gregory Palamas
“The light of the Lord's transfiguration does not come into being or cease to be, nor is it circumscribed or perceptible to the senses, even though for a short time on the narrow mountain top it was seen by human eyes.” HumansDoeHas BeensMomentsLightEyeChristianSpiritLordSawsTaughtHolyMountainTransformationFleshSensesCeaseGrantedHoly SpiritOrthodoxThat MomentDiscipleShort TimeIneffableMountain TopHuman EyesTransfiguration Author:Gregory Palamas
“The recovery of spiritual sight and the healing of physical blindness have much in common. Some of those whose bodily eyes were blind received their sight at once, like the man who heard and immediately saw and was healed. Others recovered their sight gradually as in the case of the man, who, before he was completely cured, said, “I see men as trees, walking”. It is the same with those whose spiritual eyes were healed.” MenSaidEyeChristianSpiritualCommonHealingCasesSawsHeardTreeStageHe ManWalkingSightBlindRecoveryOrthodoxBlindnessHealedOrthodox ChristianSpiritual Eyes Author:Gregory Palamas
“...those called by Christ's name should order their lives. They should persevere in prayers and supplications and, in imitation of the angels, have their eyes lifted up to the Master above the heavens, praising and blessing Him with irreproachable conduct, and waiting for His mystical Coming. As the Psalmist says to Him, 'I will sing and will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. O when wilt Thou come unto me?' (Ps. 101:2).” WayShouldEyeChristianOrderNamesHeavenWaitingChristPrayerPerfectMastersBlessingAngelPraiseBehaveOrthodoxImitationMysticalPersevereOrthodox ChristianSupplication Author:Gregory Palamas
“...the grace of the Spirit takes possession of the quiet soul, and gives it a taste of the unspeakable good things to come, which no passionate and negligent eye has seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of such a man (cf. I Cor. 2:9). This taste is the earnest of these good things, and the heart which accepts these pledges becomes spiritual and receives assurance of its salvation.” MenGivingHeartSoulEyeChristianSpiritualSpiritAcceptingGraceHeardTasteQuietEarsSalvationGood ThingsPassionatePossessionOrthodoxAssuranceEarnestPledgeOrthodox ChristianUnspeakableCfs Author:Gregory Palamas
