#saint john of kronstadt

What is this yearning of which St John speaks? It is a constant drawing toward the Source of life; an inward call to dialogue with our Creator; an uncreated energy that pulls our whole being toward the Origin, Cause, and Goal of everything. God is the good and beauty of every creature, the very being of everything that exists, the life of any living being, the reason of any rational living being, and the wisdom of any intelligent living being. During prayer, the living energy infused like a spark in the innermost depth of our heart, the core of our being, the holy of holies within us, is connected to its Source, to God in His Uncreated Energies.

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