Incandescence<\/em><\/a>:<\/p>\nGod compares the soul to four things:
\nYou taste as sweet as grapes.
\nYour fragrance is as intoxicating as balsam.
\nYour radiance is like the brightness of the sun.
\nAnd you\u2019re the maturity of my most sublime love.
\nThe soul always follows a rare and excellent path, and she draws the senses after her in joyful obedience.<\/p>\n
-Mechthild of Magdeburg
\n\u201cThe Flowing Light of the Godhead\u201d<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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