Meaning and context of this quote
“Those who engage in spiritual struggle according to the inner man find the grace of the Spirit coming to them as fire, illuminating them and making them like burning candles.”
from Homilies — Gregory Palamas
This passage from Homilies reflects Gregory Palamas’s teaching on grace.
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