With love I hold you, most loving Jesus, nor shall I let you go; because your blessing is by no means sufficient for me unless I may hold you yourself and have my best share, all my hope and expectation.
And O, Love, life-giving life in the living Word of God, which you yourself are, give me life, healing in me through you whatever of God's love has been torn apart and extingushed....
O God, love, who with the blood of your Christ have ransomed me for yourself, sanctify me in your truth.
O God, love, who have adopted me as a daughter, nourish, nourish me after your own heart.
O love, who have chosen me for yourself and for no one else, make me, all of me, cling to you.
St. Gertrud the Great of Helfta, Spiritual Exercises V:499-504, 508-512.
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