The Furnace of the Heart - Archimandrite Zacharias Essex Book
About the author Archimandrite Zacharias. He is the spiritual son of St Sophrony of Essex England
What This Means in the Essex Tradition
Within the lineage of St. Silouan → St. Sophrony → Archimandrite Zacharias:
Zacharias is considered the primary living interpreter of St. Sophrony’s theology.
He served as St. Sophrony’s translator, student, and closest theological heir.
About the book:
The Furnace of the Heart
The path towards love begins with the observance of the commandments which gradually purifies the heart, engraves the form of Christ therein and attracts grace. The vision of the meek and lowly Christ throws the fire of divine love into the innermost recesses of man. When the law of love for God and neighbor makes its abode in the heart, all the commandments are fulfilled at once in a perfect measure, and the wondrous promise of Christ is accomplished: ‘He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father…, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.’
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