The Soul

The soul,
having gone out at the word of her Beloved,
looks for him
but does not find him.

She calls on him,
though he cannot be reached
by any word,
and she is told by the watchmen
that she is in love with the unattainable,
and that the object of her love
cannot be apprehended.

But the veil of her grief is lifted
when she learns that the object of her desire
consists of constantly going on with her quest
and never ceasing in her ascent. . . . .

~~Gregory of Nyssa
(335-395)