First things first, hold the Crtl key and click here. No, really, do it. Now let the music run as you read the post. By using other's music, and talent, I can celebrate the Solemnity of St. Teresa of Avila. Consider this music the subtext to today.
I found this quote from Teresa
"Those who truly love God are the contrite sinners, whom much is forgiven, and saints, since they both have the nature of a child. They are able to be amazed by the love of God; by the folly of His love for them."Doesn't that just sum it all up? Think of Therese and the child connection. Clearly St. Therese knew her St. Teresa of Avila! One great Doctor of the Church instructs another. Teresa may still instruct us today. Her writings, which explicate in loving detail her path to God, reach out to touch people as they read, every day. It's true, each and every day someone encounters something in St. Teresa that makes them stop and fall down in their hearts before God.
I have a miserable cold today. St. Teresa said once, "Lord, if this is how you treat your friends, no wonder you have so few of them." How can I get too serious about my cold in the face of such a brightly-burning spirit? So, if I am instructed by Teresa, then others are too, today, in this present moment. Then, she is truly a great teacher, and Doctor of the Church!
1 comments:
Love the music. Reminds me of Gethsemani.
I thought this was a nice quote from St. Teresa:
What more do we desire from such a good friend at our side? Unlike our friends in the world, he will never abandon us when we are troubled or distressed. Blessed is the one who truly loves him and always keeps him near. Let us consider the glorious Saint Paul: it seems that no other name fell from his lips than that of Jesus, because the name of Jesus was fixed and embedded in his heart. Once I had come to understand this truth, I carefully considered the lives of some of the saints, the great contemplatives, and found that they took no other path: Francis, Anthony of Padua, Bernard, Catherine of Siena. A person must walk along this path in freedom, placing himself in God's hands. If God should desire to raise us to the position of one who is an intimate and shares his secrets, we ought to accept this gladly.
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