Love Heals Both Sides
This week Mother Natalia talks about how loving people shows us the love of God, and that in loving, both the the lover and the beloved receive fruit. The ability both to give love and receive love are because God gives us those abilities. In loving each other we love God, and that love can heal us. Growing in holiness helps us to grow in love.
References:
The Ladder of Divine Ascent by St John Climacus
The Philokalia
Christ our Pascha