Flower of Devotion

St. Bridget once heard the Holy Spirit say:

Like a mother, when she hears her son’s voice, she joyfully runs to meet him, and like a father, when she sees her son working, she goes to meet him halfway and relieves him of his burden; so I run to meet My friends, I make all their burdens light and make them carry them joyfully. And just as he who sees something pleasant does not rejoice if he cannot approach it, so I draw near only to those who desire Me.