Faithful Love

"The Bridegroom's love, or rather the love which is the Bridegroom, asks in return nothing but faithful love. Let the beloved, then, love in return. Should not a bride love and above all, Love's bride? Could it be that Love not be loved?
Rightly then does she give up all other feelings and give herself wholly to love alone; in giving love back, all she can do is respond with love. "
~Saint Bernard of Clairvaux

Christ Embracing St. Bernard by Francisco Ribalta