Soaring to the Heights in Contemplation

Brother Bernard of Quantavalle's mind was utterly freed and detached from earthly matters that he used to soar to the heights of contemplation as a swallow flies high up into the sky. And sometimes for twenty days, sometimes for thirty days, he used to stay alone on the tops of mountains, contemplating heavenly things.

Saint Francis of Assisi
Little Flowers of St. Francis

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