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Intimacy in Prayer: Wisdom from Bernard of Clairvaux is unavailable, but you can change that!

We all have a fundamental longing for authentic love and intimacy. But where can we find such an intimacy, and how do we express this need without fear? In these selections from his sermons on the Song of Songs, Saint Bernard of Clairvaux reflects on the biblical allegory of spiritual marriage between God the bridegroom, and our soul, the bride. Through this interpretation, he awakens you to...

approach awakened people to the only relationship that truly satisfies: our relationship with God. It’s not too difficult to make comparisons between our society and that of Saint Bernard’s time. Romantic love has become one of the Western world’s greatest idols. The illusion that love is mainly a feeling and that another person can fulfill all of one’s needs and desires has left countless families devastated and numberless hearts shattered. We each bring to our relationship with God the pieces of
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