St Theresa
van Avila
We need to
anchor our thoughts
We are not
angels, for we have a body; to seek to make ourselves angels while we are on
the earth, and so much on the earth as I was, is an act of folly.
In general, our thoughts must have something to
rest on, though the soul may go forth out of itself now and then, or it may be very often so full
of God as to be in need of no created thing by the help of which it may
recollect itself. But this is not so common.
When we have many things to do, when we are
persecuted and in trouble, when we cannot have much rest, and when we have our
seasons of dryness, Christ is our best Friend; for we regard Him as Man, and
behold Him faint and in trouble, and His is our Companion.
When we have accustomed ourselves in this way,
it is very easy to find Him near us, although there will be occasions from time
to time when we can do neither the one nor the other.
