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“Prayer changes from entreaty to thanksgiving, and meditation on the divine truths of faith fills the heart with a sense of jubilation and unimpeachable hope. This hope is a foretaste of future blessings, of which the soul even now receives direct experience, and so it comes to know in part the surpassing richness of God's bounty, in accordance with the Psalmist's words, 'Taste and know that the Lord is bountiful' (Ps. 34:8). For He is the jubilation of the righteous, the joy of the upright, the gladness of the humble, and the solace of those who grieve because of Him.”

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Gregory Palamas

St. Gregory Palamas (1296-1359) was an influential Orthodox theologian and philosopher. He is known for his doctrine of the Uncreated Light, which had a profound impact on the development of Orthodox theology. more

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