Love, Defined By Thérèse de Lisieux

Thérèse de Lisieux [1] said that "in order that Love be fully satisfied, it is necessary that It lower Itself, and that It lower Itself to nothingness and transform this nothingness into fire." [2] Emphasis original.

I cannot imagine know how Love can be better described than that.


[1] Listen to how the saint's name is pronounced here:  http://www.forvo.com/word/th%C3%A9r%C3%A8se_de_lisieux/   Alternatively, here: http://translate.google.com/#auto/en/th%C3%A9r%C3%A8se%20de%20lisieux
[2]  Thérèse, de Lisieux, Saint.  Story of a Soul The Autobiography of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux . 3rd Edition. Translated by John Clarke, O.C.D.  Washington D.C.:  Washington Province of Discalced Carmelites, Inc., 1996, p.195.