"I beseech Thee, O Lord,
that the fiery and sweet strength of Thy love may absorb my soul from all things that are under heaven,
that I may die for love of Thy love as Thou didst deign to die for love of my love."
St. Francis of Assisi
_The Writings of St. Francis of Assisi_
Translated by Fr. Paschal Robinson
Philadelphia: Dolphin, 1905, p. 145, at sacred-texts.com
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