When You Have Loved...Clare of Assisi

When You have loved, You shall be chaste; when You have touched, You shall become pure; when You have accepted, You shall be a virgin.
Whose power is stronger,
Whose generosity is more abundant,
Whose appearance more beautiful,
Whose love more tender,
Whose courtesy more gracious.
In Whose embrace You are already caught up;
Who has adorned Your breast with precious stones
     and has placed priceless pearls in Your ears
     and has surrounded You with sparkling gems
     as though blossoms of springtime
     and placed on Your head a golden crown
     as a sign of Your holiness.