Cameratismo

"O living flame of love
that tenderly wounds my soul.
In its deepest center! Since
Now you are not oppressive,
Now Consummate! If it be Your will:
Tear through the veil of this sweet encounter!
O sweet cautery,
O delightful wound!
O gentle hand! O delicate touch
That tastes of eternal life
and pays every debt!
In killing You changed death to life."

~St. John of the Cross