Rumi and Other Mystical Poets List: St. Teresa of Avila - IF THE SUN TOOK YOU IN HIS ARMS

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Sunday, October 24, 2004

St. Teresa of Avila - IF THE SUN TOOK YOU IN HIS ARMS

IF THE SUN TOOK YOU IN HIS ARMS When my mouth touched His I became invisible, the way the earth would if the sun took it into its arms. The ecstastic death I know. What can touch His exquisite form is not anything that can be seen. How do we make love to God; how does the soul make love to God? How does the soul make love to God? The heart has divine instincts; it just needs to be turned loose in the sky. Does not every angel know where He lives, and will beat on HIs door all night if it is... Sign in to see full entry.

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