…this Divine burn of love heals the wound which has been inflicted in the soul by love, and with each application it becomes greater. For the healing of love is to hurt and wound once more that which has been hurt and wounded already, until the soul comes to be wholly dissolved in the wound of love. And in this way, when it is now completely turned into a wound of love, it regains its perfect health, and is transformed in love and wounded in love. So in this case he that is most severely wounded is most healthy, and he that is altogether wounded is most healthy. –St John of the Cross ‘Living Flame of Love’