So
that,
as
God
acts
infinitely,
and
we
are
of
one
spirit
with
Him,
we
act
much
more
than
we
could
do
by
our
own
action.
We
must
suffer
ourselves
to
be
guided
by
Wisdom.
This
"Wisdom"
is
more
moving
than
any
motion
(Wisdom
of
Solomon
vii.
24).
Let
us,
then,
remain
in
dependence
upon
His
action,
and
our
action
will
be
vigorous
indeed.
"All
things
were
made
by
(the
Word)
;
and
with-out
Him
was
not
anything
made
that
was
made"
(John
i.
3).
God,
in
creating
us,
created
us
in
His
image,
after
His
likeness
(Gen.
i.
26).
He
gave
to
us
the
Spirit
of
the
Word
by
the
breath
of
life
(Gen.
ii.
7),
which
He
breathed
into
us
when
we
were
created
in
the
image
of
God,
by
the
participation
of
the
life
of
the
Word,
who
is
the
image
of
His
Father.
Now
this
life
is
one,
simple,
pure,
intimate,
and
fruitful.
The
devil
having
disfigured
this
beautiful
image,
it
became
necessary
that
this
same
Word,
whose
breath
had
been
breathed
into
us
at
our
creation,
should
come
to
restore
it.
It
was
necessary
that
it
should
be
He,
because
He
is
the
image
of
the
Father
;
and
a
defaced
image
cannot
be
repaired
by
