The Great Gift

The one gift, which is in Christ, is available to everyone in its entirety. What is present in every place is given insofar as we desire to become worthy of it. This gift is with us even to the consummation of the world. This is the consolation of our expectation. This is the light of the mind, the splendor of the soul. For this reason we must pray for this Holy Spirit [the great Gift].

—Hilary of Poitiers, Trinity 2.35