Show me your God

He asked such a question to Theophilus of Antioch, and he answered it. Show me your soul, and I will show you, my God. That is, show me the eyes of your soul, whether they are not blind, whether the ears of your heart hear. Those with healthy body eyes can distinguish an object from light from darkness, white from black, beautiful from ugly. It is similar to the ears. If they are healthy, they recognize sounds sharp, delicious, fake. It is also necessary for our mental eyes to be okay. So that we can look at God and hear him, God will show himself to those who can see him, that is, those who have their eyes open. Everyone has eyes, but some have them covered with a screen, so they can’t see the sunlight. But if the blind, do not see the sun, it does not cease to shine. If the blind, do not see the sun, let them not blame the sun but their eyes. Therefore, you also blame yourself if your eyes are covered with sins and evil deeds. You have to keep your soul as clean as a mirror. If the mirror is dirty, one cannot see one’s face in it.
Similarly, if there is sin in man, he cannot look to God. Show whether you are not fornicating, you will not steal, you will not curse, or you are not envious. For God will not appear like that. It all obscures the view. Well, if you want, you can be cured. Please give it to a doctor who will treat the eyes of your soul. Who is this doctor? He is God. He provides health and life through His Word and His wisdom. If you understand this and live pure, holy, and righteous, you will be able to see God. God is not the cause of sin. Sin comes only from our anger. God knew the danger to the general order if a man would be free. He saw the falls, the sins of man, and heroic virtues—good triumphs only when evil stands against it and attacks it. Sin thwarts the Creator’s plans. How God could tell stupid virgins, I do not know you when He knows everything and knows everything. Sin is the only thing God has no idea about. For sin is not his work. God is not his cause. He is beyond his omnipotence. This must be a terrible monster that God has no idea about. I don’t know you. After all, a man who becomes evil moves away from the idea that God had of him.