The Apostle Paul prays that the Father of glory will give the Ephesians a spirit of wisdom and revelation, unveiling glory as fullness of knowledge through Christ, the ‘I AM’ of glory, who illumines the eye of their heart (Eph 1:17-18). Christ’s wisdom imparts the crown of uncreated light that glorifies the saints, glory that generously and without restraint grants grace… Read more »
Like prophets and apostles, elders do impart wisdom, but it is not a sophisticated worldly wisdom but God’s hidden wisdom that discerns the glory of the Age to Come, (Olam Ha Ba), which is the glory of God’s Kingdom come. The mysteries of glory are the unveilings of ‘I AM’ in glory, Christ’s hidden mysteries of the hallowing Name. These… Read more »
God intends all to be saved, that all without exception shall come to completeness of wisdom in the knowledge of truth, truth that unveils glory in the Name (1Tim 2:3-4) The divine intention has glory in view from the beginning, generating wisdom that recapitulates everything in glory, unveiling consummate completeness, glory reconciling everything to God in the hallowed Name. The light… Read more »
Created in the image of God, we are all God-centred not self-centred, if confusion does not intrude to make us self-centred, separating us from God. Saints are created anew in graced likeness as well as the image of God, because they are gloriously aware of God present in the midst, reflecting as in a mirror the glory of God. Saints become… Read more »
Wisdom bears witness to the way of glory, inspired by the Spirit’s insight into luminous truth, glory of undying life. Desert wisdom has always known that the pure heart sees nothing but God in the midst, embracing transfigured creation off centre. Both Testaments unveil the Name but it is wisdom that unveils glory when the Name is hallowed. The kingdom… Read more »
When the Holy Spirit anoints awareness with wisdom, unveiling presence as glory, the mind descends into the heart, uncovering union with God as fire, light and glory in the midst. This is Hesychast transmission of purification, illumination and glorification through the Name. It is tri-une revelation of the Name, revealing God through God in God, Holy Trinity. The Name transmits… Read more »
Holy Orthodoxy shares her wisdom with all, the Name of Holy Trinity alight and alive in her elders as uncreated light of glory crowning her saints. Awareness of presence regenerates presence of awareness as wisdom renews glory in the saints. Utterly simple as pure prayer of the heart, Orthodox Tradition offers profound symbols to communicate her hallowing communion. Symbolism frees silence to… Read more »
Wisdom searches out the glory of the Name like a priceless pearl hidden in the depths of the ocean. The dive for the pearl abandons safe convention at the surface, risking all for the Name. Just as a merchant sells all that he has for the pearl of great price, so wisdom renounces all for the glory of God’s Kingdom… Read more »
The union of wisdom and glory, awareness and presence, unveils the dazzling darkness of the Name and illumines mystical theology from within. The wisdom praxis of turning is one with wise theoria, enlightened seeing, and this practice of turned vision in God is a union of wisdom and glory, mystical theology. As the ground of all that is arising, ‘I AM’ is Father… Read more »
Transfiguration unveils the face of Christ, uncreated light and deifying glory, yet veils the revelatory Name from objectifying vanity or dualistic scrutiny. The countenance of God is unobstructed openness but remains hidden from self-interested reification. Saint Maximus the Confessor says that on Mount Tabor, the apostles beheld Christ transfigured, who “in appearing conceals himself, in hiding manifests himself,” (Ambigua to John 10). … Read more »