Meaning and context of this quote
“He made our nature a kind of vessel fit for the reception of his goodness, so that our desire, growing ever greater, might receive his gifts without limit.”
from Homilies on the Song of Songs — Gregory of Nyssa
This passage from Homilies on the Song of Songs reflects Gregory of Nyssa’s teaching on divine union.
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