Ukuzinikela kosuku: masilingise ingokomoya likaSanta Teresa wase-Avila

Ukufudumala kweSanta. INkosi ikukhombise ukuthi, ngaphandle kwezono zakho nokungapheleli kwakho, ungaba ngcwele uma nje uyifuna, ivumele abaningi babaSanta ukuba bawele kusukela ekuqaleni babe yisono noma babe sivivi. USt. Teresa wayephakathi kwabo; ukufundwa kwezincwadi zomhlaba kanye nobungani babantu bezwe kwampholisa ekuzinikeleni; ngakho-ke wabona ukuthi indawo yakhe esihogweni izoba yini uma engaguquki. Futhi awuwesabi umhlaba? Uzoguqula nini?

Umoya womkhuleko woNgcwele. Ngaphansi kwesiphambano wababuqonda ububi bakhe, kwathi lapho, wakhala izinyembezi ezingaki uGood, ongaziwa nongathandwa, wakhala! Emthandazweni, futhi ikakhulukazi ekuzindleni, wafuna amandla nobuhle, wakuthola. Iminyaka eyi-18 wazibona esomile futhi eyincithakalo, engazi, engakwazi ukuthandaza; nokho wabekezela, futhi wanqoba. Emibhalweni yakhe ushisa kanjani wonke umuntu ukuba athandaze! Hlola ukuthi uyathandaza yini, nokuthi uthandaza kanjani. Umthandazo ungakusindisa ...

USerafi waseKarmeli. Yeka isiqu esihle asifanele ngothando lwakhe ngoNkulunkulu! Yeka ukuthi uTeresa kaJesu wayekujabulela kanjani ukukhuluma yedwa! Ngayiphi intshiseko nokuhlanzeka kwenhloso wasebenzela uNkulunkulu wakhe! Ukubheka ku-Crucifix, yeka ukuthi ukuhlupheka kwakusho kalula kanjani! Ngokuphambene nalokho, wabubula: Kungaba ukuhlupheka, noma ukufa ... Wayenemivuzo yokuthokoza nokuhlwithwa, kepha kwakuyimivuzo yothando lwakhe lweserafi. Futhi sihlala sineqhwa othandweni lukaNkulunkulu ... Kepha, singaba ngabangcwele ...

UKWENZA. - Hlabelela iPater ezintathu koSanta; ukulingise ekunikeleni kwakho masinyane nakho konke kuNkulunkulu.