Memesplanation Short 32

Here is a quote about theosis from one of the Cappadocian Fathers, Gregory of Nazianzen, who was brother (literally) to St Basil the Great, and friends with Gregory of Nyssa. But enough on that... Union with God is the only place we can find mercy. Let that sink in.
Because God is Good, the only font of genuine mercy
(all other mercies are tributary and lesser than His), and endless loving bounty, the only place we can find the fullness of these things is in Him. Sure, there are facsimiles here, but no human can be perfectly merciful toward oneself or any other, without first receiving it from God.
What is this theosis I speak of?
Theosis is full union with God, where we have become so like Him that He cannot help but take us into Himself fully, that is what heaven is about, not standing around with harps and singing hallelujah for eternity (boring!), but becoming one with God. We can experience this in part here in this life, but it takes dedication and a will to empty oneself. I will find other quotes about this in the future, as I think this is something woefully lacking in the Western Church.