Llama de amor viva
The Living Flame
The soul invites the divine flame of love to break the final veil of separation.
O living flame of love, that tenderly wounds my soul in its deepest center! For you aren't elusive anymore; come to an end now, if you wish; break the veil of this sweet encounter!
The Cautery of Grace
The soul reflects on the transformative power of the divine touch that kills the old self to bring forth eternal life.
Oh, gentle cautery! Oh, blessed wound! Oh, tender hand! Oh, delicate touch, that knows the way to eternal life and pays every debt! Killing. You have turned death into life.
The Inner Illumination
The soul experiences the illumination of its deepest faculties and the sweet, secret presence of the Beloved within.
O lamps of fire, in whose brightness the deep caverns of the mind—once dark and blind—receive warmth and light alongside their Beloved! How gentle and loving you are, remembering in my heart, where you dwell secretly all alone, and in your sweet breath, filled with goodness and glory, how delicately you enchant me!
Read the original Latin
¡Oh llama de amor viva, que tiernamente hieres de mi alma en el más profundo centro! Pues ya no eres esquiva, acaba ya, si quieres; ¡rompe la tela de este dulce encuentro!
¡Oh cauterio suave! ¡Oh regalada llaga! ¡Oh mano blanda! ¡Oh toque delicado, que a vida eterna sabe, y toda deuda paga! Matando. Muerte en vida la has trocado.
¡Oh lámparas de fuego, en cuyos resplandores las profundas cavernas del sentido, que estaba oscuro y ciego, con extraños primores calor y luz dan junto a su Querido!
¡Cuán manso y amoroso recuerdas en mi seno, donde secretamente solo moras y en tu aspirar sabroso, de bien y gloria lleno, cuán delicadamente me enamoras!
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