And in this He brought to mind the property of a glad giver. A glad giver taketh but little heed of the thing that he giveth, but all his desire and all his intent is to please him and solace him to whom he giveth it. And if the receiver take the gift highly and thankfully, then the courteous giver setteth at nought all his cost and all his travail, for joy and delight that he hath pleased and solaced him that he loveth. Plenteously and fully was this shewed. Think also wisely of the greatness of this word "_ever_." For in it was shewed an high knowing of love[4] that _He_ hath in our salvation, with manifold joys that follow of the Passion of Christ. One is that He rejoiceth that He hath done it in deed, and He shall no more suffer; another, that He bought us from endless pains of hell. [1] "lykyng." [2] "lykith." [3] "Esterne morrow" = Easter morning. [4] Experience of loving (?). _THE TENTH REVELATION_ CHAPTER XXIV "Our Lord looked unto His [wounded] Side, and beheld, rejoicing.... _Lo! how I loved thee_" Then with a glad cheer our Lord looked unto His Side and beheld, rejoicing. With His sweet looking He led forth the understanding of His creature by the same wound into His Side within. And then he shewed a fair, delectable place, and large enough for all mankind that shall be saved to rest in peace and in love.[1] And therewith He brought to mind His dearworthy blood and precious water which he let pour all out for love. And with the sweet beholding He shewed His blessed heart even cloven in two. And with this sweet enjoying, He shewed unto mine understanding, in part, _the blessed Godhead_, stirring then the poor soul[2] to understand, as it may be said, that is, to think on,[3] the _endless_ Love that was without beginning, and is, and shall be ever. And with this our good Lord said full blissfully: _Lo, how that I loved thee,_ as if He had said: _My darling, behold and see thy Lord, thy God that is thy Maker and thine endless joy, see what satisfying and bliss I have in thy salvation; and for my love rejoice [thou] with me._ And also, for more understanding, this blessed word was said: _Lo, how I loved thee! Behold and see that I loved thee so much ere I died for thee that I would die for thee; and now I have died for thee and suffered willingly that which I may. And now is all my bitter pain and all my hard travail turned to endless joy and bliss to me and to thee. How should it now be that thou shouldst anything pray that pleaseth me but that I should full gladly grant it thee? For my pleasing is thy holiness and thine endless joy and bliss with me._ This is the understanding, simply as I can say it, of this blessed word: _Lo, how I loved thee._ This shewed our good Lord for to make us glad and merry.