For thou only art my meat and my drink, my love and my joy, my sweetness and all my good.
3. O that with thy presence thou wouldst wholly inflame, burn, and transform me into thyself;
That I might be made one spirit with thee by the grace of inward union, and by the meltings of ardent love!
Suffer me not to go from thee hungry and thirsty; but deal mercifully with me, as thou hast often dealt wonderfully with thy saints.
What marvel is it, if I should be wholly inflamed by thee, and die to myself!
Since thou art a fire always burning and never decaying, love purifying the heart and enlightning the understanding!
CHAPTER XIV.
Of fervent love, and vehement desire to receive Christ.
The voice of the disciple.