Consider the analogy of the sunbeam: eadch person upon whom its kindly light falls rejoices as if the sun existed for him alone, yet it illumines land and sea, and is master of the atmosphere. In the same way, the Spirit is given to each one who receives Him as if He were the possession of that person alone, yet He sends forth sufficient grace to fill all the universe. Everything that partakes of His grace is filled with joy according to its capacity – the capacity of its nature, not of His power.
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- St. Basil the Great (329-379AD). Bishop of Caesarea in the 4th century. Part of the "trio" called the Cappadocian Fathers. Defender of the Faith against the heresies of the 4th century.
