To the Division of Soul and Spirit
Ecce vulnera anime mee, Domine. Omnia videt oculus tuus vivus et efficax, et pertingens usque ad divisionem anime et spiritus. Vides certe, Domine mi, vides in anima mea et preteritorum peccatorum meorum vestigia et presentium pericula, causas etiam et materias futurorum. Vides hec, Domine, et sic volo ut videas. Tu enim scis, o inspector cordis mei, quia nichil est in anima mea quod vellem latere oculos tuos, etiam si eorum possem cauere conspectum.
See the wounds of my soul, Lord! Your eye, alive and keen, sees everything, even penetrating all the way to the division of soul and spirit. You certainly see, my Lord, you see in my soul the residue of my past sins and the imminent dangers of my present sins and even the causes and content of my future sins. You see these, Lord, and that is exactly what I want you to see. For you know, O you who ponder my heart, that there is nothing in my soul that I would want to conceal from your eyes, even if I could keep such things from your sight.
Aelred of Rievaulx. Pastoral Prayer.
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