A Prayer of Longing

Behold, the Bridegroom Comes

Jan van Ruusbroec · 1293–1381

The single line that structures Ruusbroec's masterpiece: a call to wake, to long, and to go out to meet the One who is always arriving. A short prayer to rekindle desire.

Bl. Jan van Ruusbroec, The Spiritual Espousals — on Matthew 25:6.