Quotes from John R. Mabry

Whoever believes, fears. Whoever fears is humble. Whoever is humble becomes gentle. Whoever is gentle pacifies the unruly forces of desire and aggression and begins to keep the commandments. Whoever keeps the commandments is purified. Whoever is purified is illuminated. Whoever is illuminated is made a spouse of the divine Logos-Bridegroom and shares with him the bridal chamber of mysteries. —Maximos the Confessor

You will not be able to pray purely if you are all involved with material affairs and agitated with unremitting concerns. For prayer is the rejection of concepts." — Evagrius Ponticus

Awakening is a momentary flash of insight when we are granted a glimpse of the universe as God sees it.

As Julian of Norwich put it, "And thus I saw God, and sought God. I had God, and at the same time I wanted God. And this is, and should be, what we are all working towards."1