I cannot dance, O Lord,
Unless You lead me.
If You wish me to leap joyfully,
First You must dance and sing--
Then I will leap into Love--
And from Love into Knowledge,
And from Knowledge into Fulfillment,
A harvest of sweet fulfillment beyond human sense.
There I will stay with You, circling
and circling
forevermore.
~Mechthild of Magdeburg (1212-1282)
