Χαριν αντι χαριτος

και εκ του πληρωματος αυτου ημεις παντες ελαβομεν
και χαριν αντι χαριτος
Indeed, from His fullness we have, all of us, received
—yes, grace in return for grace.
John 1:16

The Saints attain that which is unattainable to nature, because nature does not possess qualities to understand that which transcends it. Indeed, the feeling of adoration is not accessible to nature because it is incapable of knowing God. Only God’s grace possesses the ability to communicate adoration to creatures through means accessible to them. Then their nature shines with extraordinary light and, through their surfeit of glory, is elevated beyond their natural boundaries.

Maximos the Confessor

“Remember who your teachers were…”

2 Timothy 3:14