Nevertheless inasmuch as thou hast not as yet seen what it is fully, for thy spiritual eye is not yet opened, I shall tell thee one word for all, in the which thou shalt seek, desire and find it; for in that one word is all that thou hast lost. This word is Jesus: I mean not this word Jesus painted upon the wall, as written in letters on the book, or formed by lips in sound of the mouth, or framed in thy mind by imagination, for in this wise may a man that is void of charity find Him; but I mean Jesus Christ, that blessed Person, God and Man, Son of the Virgin Mary, whom this name betokeneth; that is all goodness, endless wisdom, love and sweetness, thy joy, thy glory, and thy everlasting bliss, thy God, thy Lord, and thy salvation.(John Climacus)

We were created to be in relationship with each other and - especially - with God.

We fell out of right relations through envy, pride, and an over-reaching sense of ourselves.

When we leave the path of peace there are painful consequences. We have suffered predictable results.

God sent angels, prophets, and priests. But we remained stiff-necked and unhearing.

Jesus came to live among us, personifying the path of peace and calling us to return to the way we were created to walk.