Let Us Always Be
Mindful of Christ's Love
If Christ Jesus
dwells in a man as his friend and noble leader, that man can endure all things,
for Christ helps and strengthens us and never abandons us. He is a true friend.
And I clearly see that if we expect to please him and receive an abundance of
his graces, God desires that these graces must come to us from the hands of
Christ, through his most sacred humanity, in which God takes delight.
Many, many times I
have perceived this through experience. The Lord has told it to me. I have
definitely seen that we must enter by this gate if we wish his Sovereign
Majesty to reveal to us great and hidden mysteries. A person should desire no
other path, even if he is at the summit of contemplation; on this road he walks
safely. All blessings come to us through our Lord. He will teach us, for in
beholding his life we find that he is the best example.
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.
Source: The Liturgy of the Hours – Office of
Readings
By Saint Teresa of Avila
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