I see my brother selling the Beloved... Oh, my brother, how can you sell Jesus for your indulgences, for your interests, for walking the path of Satan, which is the way to hell? Oh, my brother, if you want to sell the Beloved, I will buy him... Oh, Savior, I would buy you with my tears, for obedience, for humility, for love, for sacrifice, for death, for a purer love for my neighbor... If I do this, I will be buying you for those who sell you.
(Miriam of the Crucified /1846–1878/, spiritual ascents)
