#medieval mystics who wrote abt god as a romantic lover and that despair and agony and longing. they knew what was up | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

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oppressive, burning, terrible Grace, or, on the divine Absence which is also divine Love

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#web weaving #faith tag #long post #uhhhh idk i want ppl to see this ive been cooking it in the back of my mind for ages but feel weird tagging it #uhhh??#christianity #i GUESS??#faith #god's silence #divine absence #i keep hesitating to post it thinking oh no im gonna think of smthn else to add to it IMMEDIATELY #and i KNOW I WILL. but i cant keep hedging my bets #ive been sitting on this since november #divine grace #divine love #where are the divine silence = divine grace = divine absence = divine love understanders #WHERE ARE THEY #maybe religious despair and religious fervour are adjacent flavours. to me #including mitski lyrics like. yes i am on my make everything about divine despair agenda. even romance. OOPS #medieval mystics who wrote abt god as a romantic lover and that despair and agony and longing. they knew what was up

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