And God said to the soul:
I desired you before the world began.
I desire you now
As you desire me.
And where the desires of two come together
There love is perfected.
How the Soul Speaks to God
Lord, you are my lover,
My longing,
My flowing stream,
My sun,
And I am your reflection.
How God answers the Soul
It is my nature that makes me love you often,
For I am love itself.
It is my longing that makes me love you intensely,
For I yearn to be loved from the heart.
It is my eternity that makes me love you long,
For I have no end.
~Mechthild of Magdeburg
