John Of The Cross’ Living Flame Of Love

John of the Cross, an acknowledged master of spirituality, wrote The Living Flame of Love not for his fellow Carmelites but for a layperson, a widow whom he had befriended. He reveals that the way of union is open to everyone, an especially powerful insight for a contemporary audience. The Living Flame, short though it is, contains a complete synthesis of his teaching.

Elizabeth Ruth Obbard grew up in a military family. After completing her schooling in England and Germany, she felt a vocation to the Carmelite Order, in which she has lived for many years as a contemplative nun. She has written and illustrated several books, including Medieval Women Mystics