He is not the same in every person, but is present according to the measure of the person receiving Him. He shows Himself according to each one's capacity.
He comes either as an infant, or a child advancing in age, or as one fully grown after the example of the cluster. Christ is never seen with the same form upon the vine, but He changes His form with time—now budding, now blossoming, now mature, now ripe and finally as wine.
Thus the vine holds out a promise with its fruit. It is not yet ripe for wine, but it awaits maturity. Meanwhile it does not lack in any delight, for it gladdens our sense of smell instead of our taste with its expectation of the future; by its fragrance of hope it sweetens the soul's senses.
A faith firm in a grace we hope for becomes a delight for us who wait in patience.
— Gregory of Nyssa, commentary on The Song of Songs
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