Already I gave myself completely,
and have changed in such a way
That my Beloved is for me
and I am for my Beloved.
When the gentle hunter shot me
and left me in all my weakness,
in the arms of love
my soul fell
and being charged with new life
I have changed in such a way
That My Beloved is for me
and I am for my Beloved.
He pierced me with an arrow
laced with the herbs of love
and my soul became one
with her Creator;
I no longer want another love,
since I have given myself to my God,
That My Beloved is for me
and I am for my Beloved.
– St. Teresa of Avila
(translated by Megan Don)
My favorite Saint: Teresa of Availa. She know the Divine & the love and pain which goes together, both are sweet.
Yeah, she’s awesome. St. Teresa is up there with Mirabai, Rumi, and Thomas Merton as my role models for the mystic’s journey.