THEOSISGregory the Great
He creates channels in the stones Job 28:10. This signifies that He opened the hardened hearts of the Gentiles to the flowing rivers of His message, as also stated by the prophet regarding the revival of the barren Gentiles: He turneth the wilderness into a lake, and the dry land into springs of water Psalms 106:35. In the Gospel, the Lord assures us, saying, Whosoever believeth in me, as the Scripture saith, out of the belly shall flow rivers of living water Jn. 7:38. What was promised is now manifest. We observe how the holy messengers, having emerged from Judea, have disseminated through the entire Universal Church, and an abundance of heavenly teachings is pouring forth from the mouths of the Gentiles.
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Thus, as He cuts channels in the stones, these once hard hearts are now nourished by the river of sacred preaching.
Moreover, it is important to recognize that a person's soul is considered more valuable in God's eyes when it is perceived as less significant in its own view. When thou wast small in thine own eyes, did I not make thee the head of the tribes of Israel? 1 Kings 15:17. This implies, with clarity, that you appeared great to Me when you saw yourself as unworthy; however, now that you consider yourself significant, you have become unworthy in My sight. The Prophet thus proclaims: Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and prudent in their own sight! Hence, the more one esteems oneself, the further that person distances from God. Conversely, the one who is valued by God sees themselves as less significant; for He both recognizes the humble and keeps the proud at a distance Psalms 137:6. Thus, all that is precious is perceived by Him. Scriptures mention God's 'sight' in relation to His selection of individuals, as reflected in the Gospel: When you were under the fig tree, I saw you Jn. 1:48, meaning I chose you even while you were in the shadow of the law. He perceives all that is precious because He favors the humble. God has chosen the weak things of the world to demonstrate His strength. He identifies what is precious when a human soul, with a lowly self-perception, is enlightened by the radiance of His grace. The Prophet states, If thou separate the precious from the lowly, thou shalt be as my mouth Jer. 15:19. This current world is detestable to God, yet the soul of man holds great value for Him. He distinguishes the precious from the trivial through His Word, which elevates the human soul above the transient concerns of this world. As the teachers in the New Testament have done similarly, traces of this truth can even be found among the hidden allegories of the Old Testament, thus it is rightly concluded: