"When then Enemy sees that Christ, the true Light, is with us, he will not dare to look at us at all, for the light that is in us blinds his eyes. So, as I said before, brethren, lovers of Christ, let us be determined to purify our hearts, so as to draw upon us the grace of the Spirit for our assistance; and no longer does the evil one have power against us."
- Saint Ephrem the Syrian
