Oh! happy mind and blessed soul, which deserves to receive Thee, her Lord God, devoutly! and in receiving Thee to be filled with spiritual joy. Oh! how great a Lord does she entertain! how beloved a guest does she bring into her house! how sweet a companion does she receive! how faithful a friend does she accept of! how beautiful and how noble a spouse does she embrace, who deserves to be loved above all her beloved, and beyond all that she can desire.
Let heaven and earth, with all their attire, be silent in Thy presence, O my dearest Beloved; for whatever praise or beauty they have, is all the gift of Thy bounty; nor can they come up to the beauty of Thy name, of whose wisdom there is no end.
-Bk. IV, ch. iii.
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Oh! how sweet was Our Lord's first visit to my soul! It was like a loving kiss; I felt that I was loved, and in return I said: I love Thee and give myself to Thee for ever! Jesus asked nothing of me, no sacrifice. Long ago He and little Teresa had exchanged looks and understood each other. On this day it was more than a look, it was a fusion; Teresa disappeared like a drop in the ocean, and only Jesus remained as King and Master. Had she not begged Him to take away her liberty? She feared it; feeling herself so weak and fragile, she wished to be united to the divine strength.
-The Story of a Soul (L'Histoire d'une Âme)
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Adapted from Just For Today(©1943 Burns & Oates)
Nihil Obstat: Reginaldus Phillips, S.T.L.,Censor deputatus
Imprimatur: Edwardus Myers, Vic. Cap.
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