Inner Weeping of the Spirit

And therefore I say that we never cease from sighs or
tears.  Tears do not mean physical tears of the eye only,
but also the inner weeping of the spirit.  For the natural
desire of the soul is so vast and immeasurable that were it
to be given for our comfort and solace all the finest that
God has made in heaven and earth, but could not see the
beautiful and blessed face of himself, our sighs and
spiritual tears and painful longing would never cease until
we saw the blessed countenance of our Maker.  On the
other hand, were we to be in the utmost pain that tongue
and heart can think or tell, if then we could see his blessed
face, none of this pain would distress us.  So it is that the
Beatific Vision is the end of every pain to the loving soul,
and the fulfilment of every joy and blessing.

– from Revelations of Divine Love, by Julian of Norwich (c. 1343–after 1416)

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