Genuine faith is born of repentance. It refuses to compromise with the world, for it is no longer impressed by the things of the world, by its transient idols and false love. But true faith, inspired by divine love, is absolute. And because it is absolute, man takes on a kind of madness in his effort not to lose the salvation which he has been granted. He is happy to become a fool even as Zaccheus became a fool, for he knows that true wisdom is born of such foolishness. Thus, God is pleased to dwell in such souls as seek Him wholeheartedly, who despise the good opinion of this world and embrace the same reproach as our Lord Himself embraced for our sakes.
Archimandrite Zacharias, Remember Thy First Love, p. 76
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