"I give praise to your holy nature, Lord,
for you have made my nature
a sanctuary for your hiddenness
and a tabernacle for your Mysteries,
a place where you can dwell,
and a holy temple for your divinity.
O Mystery exalted beyond every word
and beyond silence,
reveal to me the path
by which I may be raised up to your mysteries,
traveling along a course
that is clear and tranquil,
free from the concerns of this world.
Gather my mind into the silence of prayer,
so that all my wandering thoughts
may be silenced within me
during that luminous converse
of supplication and mystery-filled wonder."
~Isaac of Nineveh (7th century)
