“What is a charitable heart? It is a heart inflamed with charity for the entire creation, for men, birds, beasts, evil spirits, all creatures… moved by an infinite pity that is awakened in the hearts of those who are like to God.”
St. Isaac the Syrian
(Quoted in Paul Evdokimov’s Ages of the Spiritual Life)
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Divine Love
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Love and Mercy
Posted in Love and Mercy, St. Dorotheos, St. Isaac the Syrian on August 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Gospel ascetic is a witness and an apostle. That is why the monastic tradition, later than that of the desert, dwelt upon the letters of St. John, and insisted on love of neighbor and the ascesis of the heart. It is striking in its excess, not of fear, but of overflowing love and of [...]
