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To: RnMomof7
I admire the lady who's name I have...."

Teresa of Avila. I read one of her books. Well most of it.

192 posted on 07/12/2002 8:57:41 PM PDT by Theresa
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To: Theresa
She was a woman that could sit in the presence of God and not say or think....just BE with him.......yea mystical

Her trouble came of not understanding that the use of the imagination could be dispensed with and that her soul could give itself directly to contemplation. During this stage, which lasted 18 years, she had transitory mystical experiences. She was held back by a strong desire to be appreciated by others, but this finally left her in an experience of conversion in the presence of an image of "the sorely wounded Christ" (V 9.2). This conversion dislodged the egoism that had hindered her spiritual development. Thus, at the age of 39, she began to enjoy a vivid experience of God's presence within her. However, the contrast between these favors and her conduct, which was more relaxed than was thought proper according to the ascetical standards of the time, caused some misunderstanding. Some of her friends, such as Francisco de Salcedo and Gaspar Daza, thought her favors were the work of the devil (V 23.14). Diego de Cetina, SJ, brought her comfort by encouraging her to continue in mental prayer and to think upon the humanity of Christ.

Psa 46:10 Be still, and know that I [am] God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.

I think we are too busy talking to God to hear or experience Him fully!

193 posted on 07/12/2002 9:10:51 PM PDT by RnMomof7
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