The Path to an Amazing Life

Intro | The Purification Stage | The Illuminative Stage | The Unitive Stage

"In the union and transformation of love, each gives possession of self to the other, and each leaves and exchanges self for the other. Thus each one lives in the other and is the other, and both are one in the transformation of love." —St. John of the Cross

Here we have reached a stage of intimacy where we allow Christ to live fully in us. We are one in heart, soul, body and mind. We bring his life to others and fully receive him in them. The saints call this "unitive" phase the "mystical marriage." Now we can say with Saint Paul: "It is no longer I who lives, but Christ who lives in me" (Gal. 2:20). Are you ready for real passion?

Passion (vs. Tepidity)

Surrender (vs. Fight)

Union (vs. Separation)

"All that I am and all that I possess, you have given me. I surrender it all to you to be disposed of according to your will."

—St. Ignatius Loyola