<p>When you shall see a soul which having left all, cleaves unto the Word with every thought &amp; desire, lives only for the Word, rules itself according to the Word, nay, becomes as it were, fruitful by the Word; which is to say, “to me to live is Christ and to die is gain”, then you may have much assurance that this soul is a Bride, wedded to the Word.</p>
<p style="text-align: right;"><em>— Saint Bernard</em></p>