Air Quote by Mechthild of Magdeburg

“A fish cannot drown in water, A bird does not fall in air. In the fire of creation, God doesn't vanish: The fire brightens. Each creature God made must live in its own true nature; How could I resist my nature, That lives for oneness with God?”

Mechthild of Magdeburg

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