🪔 For the one who loves his soul, for the one who does not dare to self-sacrifice, the Gospel is closed: he reads the letter; but the word of life, like the Spirit, remains for him under an impenetrable veil. When the Lord was on earth in the most holy flesh, many saw Him and, together, did not see Him. What is the use when a person looks with bodily eyes, which he shares with animals, but sees nothing with the eyes of the soul with the mind and heart? #Ignatius_Bryanchaninov #orthodox_Saints