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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Barlaam and Ioasaph by St. John of Damascus: equality with thee in honour, and art not rather glad at heart
that thine orisons in his behalf have been heard?" Then Ioasaph
said unto him, as he was ever wont to say, "Pardon! father,
pardon! But shew me where thou dwellest?" Barlaam answered, "In
this mighty and exceeding fair city. It is my lot to dwell in
the mid-most street of the city, a street that flasheth with
light supernal." Again Ioasaph thought he asked Barlaam to bring
him to his own habitation, and, in friendly wise, to shew him the
sights thereof. But Barlaam said that his time was not yet come
to win those habitations, while he was under the burden of the
flesh. "But," said he, "if thou persevere bravely, even as I
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