"A Light of utmost splendor glows on the……" — Mechthild of Magdeburg
"A Light of utmost splendor glows on the eyes of my soul. Therein have I seen the inexpressible ordering of all things, and recognized God's unspeakable glory -- that incomprehensible wonder -- the tender caress between God and the soul...the unmingled joy of union, the living love of eternity as it now is and evermore shall be."
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Mechthild of Magdeburg
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11 Quotes by Mechthild of Magdeburg
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That prayer has great power which a person makes with all his might. It makes a sour heart sweet, a…
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The soul is made of love and must ever strive to return to love. Therefore, it can never find rest…
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The day of my spiritual awakening was the day I saw and knew I saw all things in God and…
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God, give me by Your grace what You give to dogs by nature.
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From suffering I have learned this: that whoever is sore wounded by love will never be made whole unless she…
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Fish cannot drown in water. Birds cannot sink in air. This has God given to all creatures, to foster and…
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Lord, you are my lover, my longing, my flowing stream, my sun, and I am your reflection.
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I cannot dance, O Lord, unless You lead me.
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I have seen a place-its name is Eternal Hatred It is built in the deepest abyss of the stones of…
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If you love the justice of Jesus Christ more than you fear human judgment then you will seek to do…
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