St Peter of Damascus: He [who is illumined] sees in all things the order...
He [who is illumined] sees in all things the order, the equilibrium, the proportion, the beauty, the rhythm, the union, the harmony, the usefulness, the concordance, the variety, the delightfulness, the stability, the motion, the colors, the shapes, the forms, the reversion of things to their source, permanence in the midst of corruption.
Contemplating thus all created realities, he is filled with wonder.
St Peter of Damascus
