Teach me the power and strength of silence
that I may go into the world
as still as a mouse
in the depths of my heart.
~ Mechtild of Magdeburg
Blessed are You, Heart of my heart!
for You heed the cry of my spirit.
You are my strength and my protection;
into your hands I commend my soul.
My heart leaps as You come to my aid,
and my lament becomes
a song of exultation,
a shout of praise to You,
O my Comforter!