“The saints rejoiced at injuries and
persecutions, because in forgiving them they had something to present to God when they prayed to Him.”
-St. Teresa of Avila
For Reflection:
On a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 being “the greatest sinner” and 10 being the “greatest saint,” at what level am I according to this quote? Am I happy with my position? What can I do to improve it according to St. Teresa of Avila? With whom can I begin?
Chapter One Page 7 A rejection of the nada doctrine is a failure to see that the dark night of faith is in no sense a
nothingness; it reflects the radiance of the invisible stars of love. It is itself the fluidity that is in itself already the glory of God, so that it is only a question of time, of patient, expectant vision, before this obscure glory is transformed into a manifest, self-glorifying splendour.
