‘When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory.’ The Lord’s first appearing was humble. He came secretly, unseen, in the form of a servant, concealing His glory under the veil of weak human flesh so as not to frighten man, nor impose on his free will. As many as had a pure heart and mind recognised Him, loved His first appearing, received Him with faith and were regenerated. Having ascended ‘where He was before’, He left His flesh as an inalienable inheritance to the Church, that flesh He bore when He was lifted up upon the Cross, descended into the tomb and rose again; He also left the word of the Heavenly Father, ‘words of eternal life’, and revealed unto the world His Name for the deliverance of those who shall call upon Him, as a strong and unshakeable anchor in the instability of this life.
The Lord has left ‘naught undone’ in order to offer eternity to man. He did not save the world with His omnipotence as the almighty Creator, but through the weakness of His love which is stronger than any human power. According to His word, God does not despise ‘a broken and a contrite heart’, but touches man’s painful heart and mercifully bends down over him.
— Excerpt from: At the Doors of Holy Lent (p. 198-199) • Archimandrite Zacharias (Zacharou)
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