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We are called to eternal life in the Kingdom of our Father which is in heaven. But entry into the Kingdom for created beings inevitably entails great suffering. Many decline the Father’s gift of love precisely because the utmost effort is required to assimilate it.
How many times did I say to myself at first, “Oh no … if that is the cost; I don’t want even this gift.” But strong are “the hands of the living God,” and “it is a fearful thing to fall into them” (cf. Heb 10.31).
—St. Sophony, On Prayer
