'The beginner must think of himself as setting out to make a garden in which the Lord is to take His delight, yet in soil most unfruitful and full of weeds.
'His Majesty uproots the weeds and will set good plants in their stead.
'We have now, by God’s help like good gardeners, to make these plants grow. We must water them carefully, so that they may not perish, but may produce flowers which shall send forth great fragrance to give refreshment to this Lord of ours, so that he may often come into the garden to take his pleasure and his delight among these virtues.'
St. Teresa of Avila
To our e-mail subscribers: this post features a 5-minute video, which may be seen by going to the blog itself. On a personal note: when I began viewing this, I thought it might be too long. By the time it was halfway through and the chant had begun, I wanted it never to end.
Painting: Albert Edelfelt
'His Majesty uproots the weeds and will set good plants in their stead.
'We have now, by God’s help like good gardeners, to make these plants grow. We must water them carefully, so that they may not perish, but may produce flowers which shall send forth great fragrance to give refreshment to this Lord of ours, so that he may often come into the garden to take his pleasure and his delight among these virtues.'
St. Teresa of Avila
To our e-mail subscribers: this post features a 5-minute video, which may be seen by going to the blog itself. On a personal note: when I began viewing this, I thought it might be too long. By the time it was halfway through and the chant had begun, I wanted it never to end.
Painting: Albert Edelfelt
Thank you for inviting us to a beautiful meditation, Nancy!🌷
ReplyDeleteI am so thankful to be able to do this, Dawn!
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