Love Notes to our Lord

"There are four distinct ways of looking at the process of spiritual formation... The third perspective, more feminine in its tone and experience, is the way of spiritual espousal and often employs bridal imagery. Here, spiritual formation is experienced as God the lover seducing, wooing and trying to win the heart of the beloved who is the believer." - Albert Haase in Life of Anthony of Egypt (Classics in Spiritual Formation)