Are there not saints in heaven we mortals know nothing about?
If so, “achieving” sainthood here in this life would seem to be superfluous ie. the very conscious act of achieving a goal negates the rapturous goodness that comes from the unwitting fulfillment of the Word of Christ.
“Are there not saints in heaven we mortals know nothing about?”
The Orthodox Church does not teach that about “heaven”. You know that, eleni mou!
“If so, “achieving” sainthood here in this life would seem to be superfluous ie. the very conscious act of achieving a goal negates the rapturous goodness that comes from the unwitting fulfillment of the Word of Christ.”
Really? What about +Gerasimos (of +Gerasimos and the Lion fame) or +Mary of Eygypt?
Arguing that theosis is somehow thrust upon us unwitting isn’t Orthodox Christian theology.