Splendor of Light

has given us, with the addition that we should walk in His way—on the path of life and light, which is the divine will. Of this the great apostle and evangelist John speaks thus in John 1:12–13: "But as many as received Him, to them He gave power to become children of God, who are born of God." Now, such a will is realized within us through knowledge Erkenntniß: in this context, it refers to a deep, spiritual understanding or realization of divine truth rather than mere factual learning, in this manner: when we possess divine knowledge, we also seek to align our own will with the divine will.

Christ Jesus our Savior teaches us the same in a prayer, where He says: Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be, etc. Thy kingdom come—the true, essential knowledge or contemplation of God, which is called by theologians the beatific vision original Latin: Visio beatifica — the ultimate direct self-communication of God to the individual person; Thy will be done, etc. Through this knowledge, it comes to pass that we fulfill the divine will.

The great royal prophet David likewise gives us this to understand, where he says to his son in 1 Chronicles Paralipom.: short for Paralipomenon, the traditional title for the Books of Chronicles used in the Douay-Rheims and older Bibles 28:9: "Know the God of your father and serve Him."

Ah! At and over this command I remained in wonder; I asked myself: How can I know this divine omnipotence? Whose form no human will be able to see and live. "You cannot see my face; for man shall not see me and live." original Latin: Non poteris videre faciem meam; non enim videbit me homo et viuet. Exodus 33:20 The text cites Exodus 30, but the passage is located in chapter 33.. It is likewise not possible to grasp the infinite attributes of God with a finite human understanding,