she

bursts

into

flames,

not

out

of

pain,

but

out

of

passion

for

the

Bridegroom.

What

is

particularly

striking

about

this

poetic

description

of

the

soul's

union

with

God

is

that

the

"deeper"

the

soul

dwells

in

the

Godhead,

the

"deeper

her

wounds

become."

This

entails

a

direct

connection

between

union

with

God

and

wounding.

And,

as

the

soul's

wounds

become

deeper,

the

"more

violently

she

struggles"

-

presumably

against

God,

her

intimate

partner.

Even

so,

the

soul

even-

tually

surrenders

to

the

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