A divine state is imparted to man when God Himself comes to dwell in his heart. The eyes of his soul open, and he begins to see, feel, think and love like Him Who is distributed and offers Himself unto all to the end. Having come to know the God of love, he also loves his neighbour in a perfect measure through Him. He extends the talent of love to the ‘poor’, in order to make the Lord his Friend. Through love for his neighbour, he is led to a mightier love for the Lord. In this way, a sublime and blessed circumvolution of love begins to be at work, in the image of the angelic life.
— Hesychasm (The Bedewing Furnace of the Heart) • The Furnace of the Heart (p. 116) • Archimandrite Zacharias Zacharou
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