<p>Lord, you are not seen except by the pure of heart. I seek, by reading and meditating, what is true purity of heart, seeking to see your face. It is the sight of you Lord that I have sought and all the while in my meditation the fire of longing, the desire to know you more fully has increased. When you break for me the bread of Sacred Scripture, you have shown yourself to me in the breaking of the bread, and the more I see you, the more I long to see you, no more from without, but within, in the letter's hidden meaning. Nor do I ask this Lord because of my own merits, but because of your mercy. So give me Lord some pledge of what I hope to inherit, at least one drop of heavenly rain with which to refresh my thirst, for I am afire with love.</p>
<p style="text-align: right;"><em>— Guigo II, Ladder of Monks &amp; Meditations</em></p>