The Scriptures are laid out like a mirror, and the person whose inner eye is pure sees therein the image of Divine Reality. (Hymns on Faith, 67:8) Thus the way to perceiving God’s self-revelation in this world—and thus the way to any genuine knowledge of God—depends on human response and choice, in other words, the exercise of free will. In Ephrem’s view, a purification of the inner eye of faith, combined with a loving yearning for the divine truth, are the two essential prerequisites for a proper