Monday, August 2, 2010

Jeffrey loves the writings of Saint Teresa of Avila



Maria Carmen: Jeffrey why is it you love the book way of perfection?
Jeffrey: Because she teaches us the way of life that will help us be more intimately
close to Jesus.
Maria Carmen: We heard you also love Saint Therese of the Child Jesus.
Jeffrey: Yes, she is my best friend, because she confirms my prayer by coming to
Davao through her relic in the year 2000. She showed me the way to love
Jesus and the Eternal Father in a child way.

Maria Carmen: Jeffrey tell us about the way of perfection.
Jeffrey: Saint Teresa of Jesus wrote this for her nuns and not only her nuns but for the
Friars and the world as well. Her writings are a strict observance to Holiness,
opening our eyes to the truth that only in God we find complete satisfaction,
She warned us also of some false love and false humility that the devil will
introduce to us, to prevent us from loving the creator. but these two does not give
peace and sweetness.
Both false love and false humlilty are from the devil and this we only noticed through
the following presence.
1. Lust
2. It makes you feel disquiet about the gravity of our sins. This disturbance can afflict
in many ways even to the point of making one give up receiving communion and
practicing private prayer.
3. Makes one feel unworthy when such approach the Blessed Sacrament, the
situation get so bad that;
4. The souls thinks God has abandoned it because of what it is.
5. It feels such distrust of itself that it folds its arms and remains idle. " What is good
in others seems evil when the souls see it within its own self.
6. Gives a type of pain that disturbs and agitate everything and afflict the soul.

Jeffrey: True love and true Humility are from God and these are virtues that give us the following:
1. These does not disturb or disquiet or agitate
2. It comes with peace, delight and calm.
3. The paing of genuine love and humility does not agitate or afflict the sol;
rather these exponds it and enable it to serve God more.
I think the devil's aim is to make us think that we are humble and in turn, if possible, make us
lose confidence in God. When you find yourselves in this condition, stop thinking about your misery, insofar and as possible, and turn your thoughts to the mercy of God. This is Saint Teresa of Avila's words.

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