I have the Key to the World of Divinity.
I feel the depth of the Divine.
Can I embrace the Enigma of Icon?
- Marina Lazarus

POINT OF INFINITY

Every prayer is a point in infinity. 

Enigma is a point in the infinity of the Divine — not a mystery to be solved, but a living reality that exceeds our imagination. Prayer is not a one-way process. When we pray, we look at the icon, and the icon meets our gaze. Our spiritual communication absorbs the icon's presence, and every time we discover new spiritual hues — something we did not see yesterday, something we could not feel before. This is the enigma of the icon. It is not the same encounter twice, because our spiritual perception changes and deepens. Yet the icon remains — a point of the Divine, of infinity — inexhaustible, always offering more than we can yet receive. 

Our imagination cannot embrace it, because it is a reflection of the Divine itself.

A DIALOGUE PRAYER TO THEOTOKOS

I remember the infinity and transparency of the sky — and one blinking star. It seemed so close that I could almost hold it in my hands. Nearly six decades later, I still carry that feeling of infinity — beyond words, beyond understanding. It was as if I held eternity itself. My heart overflowed with joy: we had survived.

Many years later,... I recalled that star when I faced adversity. It was the Christmas of my life, always echoing with my Greek mother's prayers.

Sometimes it is worth listening to our childhood memories: our souls select the main motif that energizes us to move forward. The Star of Bethlehem appears in the nativity story of my life Gospel. Childhood memories are unique. We remember what touches our hearts, we remember details turning to blessings, we remember the prayers of our mothers.

(Excerpt from The Dialogue Prayer to Theotokos by Dr. Marina Mchitarian-Lazaridou)