O Lord God, my holy lover, when thou shalt come into my heart, all that is within me will be filled with Joy.
Thou art my glory, and the joy of my heart:
Thou art my hope and my refuge in the day of my tribulation.
2. But because I am as yet weak in love, and imperfect in virtue; therefore do I stand in need to be strengthened and comforted by thee. For this reason visit me often, and instruct me in thy holy discipline.
Free me from evil passions, and heal my heart of all disorderly affections; that being healed and well purged in my interior, I may become fit to love, courageous to suffer, and constant to persevere.
3. Love is an excellent thing, a great good indeed: which alone maketh light all that is burthensome, and equally bears all that is unequal:
For it carries a burthen without being burthened, and makes all that which is bitter sweet and savoury.
The love of Jesus is noble and generous, it spurs us on to do great things, and excites to desire all that which is more perfect.
Love will tend upwards, and not be detained by things beneath.