If Christ were born in Bethlehem a thousand times and not in thee thyself; then art thou lost eternally.
Angelus SilesiusThe Rose which here on earth is now perceived by me, has blossomed thus in god from all eternity.
Angelus SilesiusA rose is but a rose, it blooms because it blooms; it thinks not of itself, nor asks if it is seen.
Angelus Silesius