# Spiritual Espousals ## Divine Intimacy - The characteristic of — is the perfect “Yes” of the consent the soul gives to God: [[365-the-yes-of-perfect-consent#Meditation 1|365,1]]; - to the perfect “Yes” of the soul, God replies with the true and complete “Yes” of grace: [[366-the-reciprocal-gift#Meditation 1|366,1]]. - See: [[union-with-god|Union With God]]. [[union-with-god|Union with God]] - [[365-the-yes-of-perfect-consent|365. The Yes of Perfect Consent]] - [[366-the-reciprocal-gift|366. The Reciprocal Gift]] ## Carmelite Charism ### OCDS legislation and formation - contrasted with marriage: "those who are betrothed can be separated," [[f2b-session-10]] - the spiritual betrothal is wrought prior to spiritual marriage, a distinct earlier stage, [[fo2-spiritual-canticle]]