Prayer of Mechthild of Magdeburg

Lord, you are my lover, my longing, my flowing stream, my sun, and I am your reflection. I cannot dance, Lord, unless you lead me. If you want me to leap with abandon, you must intone the song. Then I shall leap into love, from love into knowledge, from knowledge into enjoyment, and from enjoyment beyond all human sensations. There I will remain, and circle for evermore. Amen.