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Francis is a mystic for whom no intermediary comes between God and his soul. But his mysticism is that of Jesus leading his disciples to the Tabor of contemplation. When, overflooded with joy, they long to build tabernacles that they may remain on the heights and satiate themselves with the raptures of ecstasy, he says to them, “Fools, you know not what you ask.” And directing their gaze to the crowds wandering like sheep having no shepherd, he leads them back to the plain, to the midst of those who moan, who suffer, who blaspheme.
-The Road to Assisi
The Essential Biography of St. Francis
Paul Sabatier
Edited with Introduction and Annotations by Jon M. Sweeney
Light Fracking
Francis is a mystic for whom no intermediary comes between God and his soul. But his mysticism is that of Jesus leading his disciples to the Tabor of contemplation. When, overflooded with joy, they long to build tabernacles that they may remain on the heights and satiate themselves with the raptures of ecstasy, he says to them, “Fools, you know not what you ask.” And directing their gaze to the crowds wandering like sheep having no shepherd, he leads them back to the plain, to the midst of those who moan, who suffer, who blaspheme.
-The Road to Assisi
The Essential Biography of St. Francis
Paul Sabatier
Edited with Introduction and Annotations by Jon M. Sweeney