St. John of the Cross
Doctor of the Church
Spiritual Canticle, Stanza 1, Paragraph 7
"O you soul, then,
most beautiful of creatures,
who so long to know the place
where your Beloved is,
that you may see Him,
and be united to Him,
you know now
that you are yourself
that very tabernacle
where He dwells,
the secret chamber
of His retreat
where He is hidden.
Rejoice, therefore."
