The Name enthrones seers in uncreated glory, hallowing saints in wisdom as they invoke and hallow the Name. Wisdom is seated in the radiance of uncreated glory, whose splendour deifies those who are hallowed by grace, dissolving fear into whole-hearted trust. Wisdom abides in the awakened heart, transmuting terror into generous love. Orthodox Hesychasts dwell in the purifying wisdom of gracious stillness,… Read more »
To know yourself is to know God, according to the ‘Letters of Saint Antony the Great,’ so to turn and see is to awaken to God at centre in the midst, which wisdom does when she beholds the glory of God. According to Saint Maximus the Confessor, the Name reveals oneness of being, well-being and timeless openness of being, by awakening to… Read more »
Grace glorifies those who glorify God in his Name, crowning seers enthroned in Christ, whose glory deifies them. Graced crowning vindicates all who trust God in his Name, opening the mysteries of the throne of grace. Vanity is consumed by glory when wisdom unveils the uncreated Face of God, redeeming saints from vainglory and pride. Grace reveals great mysteries of… Read more »
Queen Elizabeth II died yesterday afternoon but here on earth throne and crown stand steadfast, singing, ‘God save the King!’ and in heaven, throne and crown are timeless, glorifying not only a mortal queen but also Christ, the immortal king, enthroned and crowned in his invisible Kingdom. Earth and heaven eternally wed in the Holy of Holies, resurrecting our queen and all… Read more »
Persecution of the Name is rife in an age of nihilism, although the Name extinguishes fear and hallows the persecuted. Elders take heart when the Name is hallowed, enthroning saints in glory, crowning them with wisdom. The Name searches minds and hearts, revealing grace from beginning to end and from first to last. Suffering for God’s Name is often excruciating, severing… Read more »
When glory is aware of itself, it is wisdom and when wisdom is aware of its heavenly realm, it is glory. The reciprocity of wisdom and glory lies hidden at the heart of the Name, aware and present in each person of the Holy Trinity and therefore: ‘thrice-holy.’ The Name saves by virtue of the wisdom and glory it reveals. Realms… Read more »
Purity of heart is enlightened by virtue of the purity of God, for there is no conditioned way or external means to enlighten it, because it already is light knowing light through light. Self-centred effort and self-willed struggle point beyond themselves to the good news of the Gospel of grace. Glory already is uncreated light, freely given by grace. The… Read more »
The Name is revealed by all three persons of the Holy Trinity, each of whom is the completeness of God in person, revealing the completeness of God in his Name. Mirroring Holy Trinity, the Spirit unveils the Son in the heart of the Father, revealing God in Holy Trinity through the thrice-holy Name, indivisibly communicating God, through God in God,… Read more »
Theosis, deification, is the hidden secret of wisdom, concealed ever since the foundation of the world, waiting to be revealed in glory to those who turn and see. Theosis remains hidden until grace reveals wisdom in glory, unveiling the countenance of God. The unveiled face reveals the image and likeness of God, transforming sinners into saints, opening heaven to earth in… Read more »
Metanoia means change of mind that passes beyond, meta, mind, noia, beyond, that is, both conventional mindfulness and mindless dissipation. Metanoia turns the mind inside out and outside in, reversing self-centred mind-sets so that God-centred wisdom is revealed. Metanoia unites heavenly glory with earthly awareness, that is the function of wisdom, which, like glory, is uncreated. Metanoia appears to begin as something created… Read more »