In your mercy, Lord my God, tell me what you are to me. Say to my soul, “I am your salvation.” So speak that I may hear you. The ears of my heart are turned to you, Lord; open them  and say to my soul: “I am your salvation.” I will run after your voice, and I will lay hold of you. Do not hide your face from me. Let me see your face even if I die, for if I see it not, I shall die of longing. Amen.

—Augustine