Hope manifests its mystical side in its longing for ultimate union with the future and therefore deliverance from the relativity of the present. (religion-online.org)
Dorothy Iannone «When I was young, I aspired to complete intimacy with my partner, but as I evolved, I understood it was ultimate union with the beloved that I was seeking, and later, I called it ecstatic unity.» (huffingtonpost.com)
He begins with Ephesians 5, where the apostle Paul describes marriage as a «profound mystery» pointing to the ultimate union between Christ and the Church. (rachelheldevans.com)