“We are all created in God’s image. However, God’s likeness is accessible only to those who, through their great love, conquered themselves for Him. Because the more we reject ourselves, the more we take on His likeness, Who by His great love reconciled us with Him. Nobody can attain this state without first convincing himself not to be occupied with the allures of a selfish life.”
(Blessed Diogaras,  Collected quotes from Bishop Alexander)