HOLY SILENCE

Theosis is also known as divinization or deification. At one level, theosis is the state of being united with God, beginning in this life and consummated in the next. 

 

To work toward theosis, we must cooperate with God by uniting our will, our thoughts, and our actions to God's will, thoughts and actions. Thus, theosis is about seeking true union with God. We do this by seeking Christ who shows us the path to healing through repentance and the joy of following His will. We do this by living in the Holy Spirit who speaks to us deep within our hearts while guiding us along the path of light and warmth.  

 

At another, level, theosis is the totality of salvation. In other words, theosis assumes that humans from the beginning were made to share in the life of the Holy Trinity. Therefore, through sacrament and prayer we are being helped against 'missing the mark' (various states of unholiness) in order to participate in the mystical life of God.

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Thus, in theosis we are restored to our full potential (or a closeness to God which evens surpasses that which was initially experienced by Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden).