Visions of Sister Hadewijch

from this Tree—they make My will known. If despair should seize you in the process, then pluck a rose from the treetop and from it a single petal—that is love. But if you cannot endure original: "durchharren" — to persevere or remain steadfast through a period of waiting or suffering., then take from the cup original: "Kelche" — referring here to the calyx or the center of the flower, often used in mystical literature to signify the heart or the vessel of the soul. which is in the innermost part of the rose—then it shall happen that you, through your senses, shall enjoy Me immediately. In this way, you will gain the knowledge of My will, feel My love, and finally become certain of Me in a oneness of enjoyment original: "Einsgenuß" — a technical term in German mysticism for the state where the soul and God "taste" or "enjoy" each other as one being..

My Father treated Me in this way when I was His Son. He did not leave Me in distress and never abandoned Me. I felt Him and enjoyed Him, and I served those for whom He had sent Me. The heart which lies in the innermost cup of the rose, that is the most sensible and highest enjoyment of love. Toward all those, My sweet bride, who do good or evil to you, be ever ready to help if they fall into need. Love will make you capable of this. Give everything away, for everything is yours.