"Here lions abound" in this unexplored country, terra incognita. Fear prowls along the periphery. But Morningstar guides, Waybread nourishes. Whom should I fear?
"Bestow upon us, O Lord, the meaning of words, the light of understanding, the nobility of diction, and grant that what we believe we may also speak. " ~Saint Hilary of Poitiers
What did I think about, O my God, when I did not think of you? What did I remember when I forgot you? What did I love when I did not love you? ~St. Francis de Sales
Tiber Watching
"I have run to the fragrance of your myrrh, O Christ God, for you have wounded me by your love. Do not banish me, Heavenly Bridegroom." ~from the Commemoration of Women Martyrs
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