The sum is this: draw all that thou seest and intendest within the truth of holy Church, and break thyself by humility, and offer up the desire of thy heart only to thy Lord Jesus, to have Him and nought else but Him. If thou do thus, I hope, by the grace of Christ, that thou shalt never be overcome by thine enemy. This St Paul teacheth us when he saith: Whether ye eat or drank, or whatsoever else ye do, do all in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, forsaking yourselves and offering all up to Him; and the means which thou shalt use to this purpose are prayer and meditation. (John Climacus)

When we invoke the name of Jesus we seek to experience the fundamental identity of Jesus.

Jesus or Joshua or Yeshua can be used interchangeably. Each are transliterations of Greek or Aramaic. Each can mean to deliver, to rescue or to save.

It is this saving identity of Jesus that we seek. It is the verb more than the noun that attracts us.

John says we should offer up the desire of our heart to Jesus, we should bind our desires and intentions to those of Jesus.

In doing so we are assured of salvation, not just in the next life, but through transformation of this life