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You are beyond everything what else can I sing to you?
You are not Morality, for you surpass the act and the intention.
You are not Freedom, for it too can be bound.
You are not Beauty, for it also can be exhausted.
You
are
Love
which
has
never
spoken
the
last
word:
Love
which
cannot
be
calculated;
Love
which
always
surprises;
You
are
Love,
my
only
presupposition
without
presuppositions.
Thessalonika
17-‐6-‐68
The
Difficulty
of
the
task
at
hand
HOW
CAN
GOD
BE
KNOWN?
“to
speak
of
God
is
impossible
and
to
know
him
even
more
impossible.”
[St
Gregory
Nazianzus]
“the
super
essential
nature
of
God
is
not
a
subject
to
speak
of
or
think
or
even
contemplate,
for
it
is
far
removed
from
all
that
exists
and
more
than
unknowable,
incomprehensible
forever.”
[St
Gregory
Palamas]
"the
divine
is
beyond
understanding
and
the
only
thing
that
can
be
understood
about
the
Godhead
is
the
fact
that
it
is
beyond
understanding"
[St
John
of
Damascus]
ἀκατάλυπτον
τό
θεῖον
καί
τό
μόνον
καταλυπτόν
ἡ
ἀκαταλυψία
The
Difficulty
of
the
task
at
hand
St
Basil
the
Great
(330-‐379AD)
wrote:
“I
know
that
God
is;
but
what
his
essence
is,
I
consider
to
be
beyond
my
understanding.”
Also
St
Gregory
the
Theologian
taught:
"What
God
is
in
His
nature
and
essence
no
human
person
has
ever
discovered
or
ever
will
discover.”
"no
man
has
seen
God
at
any
time"
(1Jn
4:12)
"dwelling
in
the
light
unto
which
no
man
can
approach;
whom
no
man
has
seen
or
can
see"
(1Tim.
6:16).
Theology
and
Prayer
Deep
connection
between
theology
and
prayer
Prayer
–
the
only
means
by
which
we
can
be
assured
that
what
is
said
is
actually
from
God
Christ,
the
True
Light
Christ the true light,/ which
enlightens and sanctifies everyone
who comes into the world,/ may
the light of your countenance be
signed upon us,/ so that in it we
may see the unapproachable light,/
and may you direct our steps
towards fulfilling your
commandments;/ through the
intercessions of your all-pure
Mother and all your Saints.
Amen