Saturday, December 06, 2003
Each day it seems that I'd like to learn more about life and "know more" but I do better to abandon myself into God's loving arms and let Him teach me what to do next. I have to remember that I am not worthy but be very thankful.
Teresa of Avila once said, The soul must forget about understanding, and abandon itself into the arms of love, and His Majesty will teach it what to do next; almost its whole work is to realize its unworthiness to receive such great good and to occupy itself in thanksgiving.
Teresa learned this, I discovered, by experience. In reading about her life, I discovered this gal from the 15th century sought to follow God in her youth but it was later that she fell into a coma so profound that she apeared to be dead. After 4 days she revived, but she remained paralyzed in her legs for 3 years. After her cure she entered a period of mediocrity in her spiritual life, but she did not at any time give up praying. She came to realize that she could stop using her imagination and she could give herself to contemplating God.
For about 18 years, she had various spiritual experiences. She discovered in herself a strong desire to have others appreicate her - which was finally overcome in an experience with the presence of an image of "the sorely wounded Christ" The ego was dislodged that hindered her spiritually. At age 39, she started enjoying vivid spiritual experiences of God's presence in her.This conversion dislodged the egoism that had hindered her spiritual development.
So I guess the key is to stay humbly in God's hand and rather than seek knowledge, seek Him.
Teresa of Avila once said, The soul must forget about understanding, and abandon itself into the arms of love, and His Majesty will teach it what to do next; almost its whole work is to realize its unworthiness to receive such great good and to occupy itself in thanksgiving.
Teresa learned this, I discovered, by experience. In reading about her life, I discovered this gal from the 15th century sought to follow God in her youth but it was later that she fell into a coma so profound that she apeared to be dead. After 4 days she revived, but she remained paralyzed in her legs for 3 years. After her cure she entered a period of mediocrity in her spiritual life, but she did not at any time give up praying. She came to realize that she could stop using her imagination and she could give herself to contemplating God.
For about 18 years, she had various spiritual experiences. She discovered in herself a strong desire to have others appreicate her - which was finally overcome in an experience with the presence of an image of "the sorely wounded Christ" The ego was dislodged that hindered her spiritually. At age 39, she started enjoying vivid spiritual experiences of God's presence in her.This conversion dislodged the egoism that had hindered her spiritual development.
So I guess the key is to stay humbly in God's hand and rather than seek knowledge, seek Him.
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