The Living Flame – Christine Valters Paintner 

“Many of the mystics, including John of the Cross, talk about God as the living flame within each of us. We each contain a spark of the divine, a holy fire that leads us to greater love. Sometimes our inner fires seem to die, to fizzle out. At these times we are often overworked, overcommitted, or undernourished by the things that bring our soul alive.”

— Christine Valters Paintner, PhD The Self-Study Online Retreat ~ Water, Wind, Earth and Fire: Praying with the Elements