Let Him kiss me with the kiss of His mouth.
1) What does Teresa teach us of reading Scripture? What are her guidelines?
2)What does she feel the Bride is asking for when she asks for the “kiss of His mouth”?
What are the signs of having received this?
3) What are the difficulties she mentions for us seeking holiness in the world?
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Your breasts are better than wine and give forth the most sweet fragrance
4) Ch 4 describes prayer of quiet (we will see in the Way of Perfection) , why do you think she describes the soul as an infant?
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The King brought me into the wine cellar and set charity in order within me
5) Why do you think the virtues grow faster without the will and the intellect?
Do you notice when these get in the way in your own growth?
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Sustain me with flowers and surround me with apples, for I am dying of love
6)Compare page 259 and the flowers of Therese?
“How shall I show my love is proved by deeds? Well – the little child will strew flowers…she will embalm the Divine Throne with their fragrance, will sing with silvery voice the canticle of love. Yes, my Beloved, it is thus that my life’s brief day shall be spent before Thee. No other means have I of proving my love than to strew flowers; that is, to let no little sacrifice escape me, not a look, not a word, to avail of the very least actions and do them for Love. I wish to suffer for Love’s sake and for Love’s sake even to rejoice; thus shall I strew flowers. Not one shall I find without shedding its petals for Thee…and then I will sing, I will always sing, even if I must gather my roses in the very midst of thorns – and the longer and sharper the thorns the sweeter shall be my song.
Story of A Soul, Chapter XI
(unknown translation )
Let Him kiss me with the kiss of His mouth.
1) What does Teresa teach us of reading Scripture? What are her guidelines?
2)What does she feel the Bride is asking for when she asks for the “kiss of His mouth”?
What are the signs of having received this?
3) What are the difficulties she mentions for us seeking holiness in the world?
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Your breasts are better than wine and give forth the most sweet fragrance
4) Ch 4 describes prayer of quiet (we will see in the Way of Perfection) , why do you think she describes the soul as an infant?
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The King brought me into the wine cellar and set charity in order within me
5) Why do you think the virtues grow faster without the will and the intellect?
Do you notice when these get in the way in your own growth?
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Sustain me with flowers and surround me with apples, for I am dying of love
6)Compare page 259 and the flowers of Therese?
“How shall I show my love is proved by deeds? Well – the little child will strew flowers…she will embalm the Divine Throne with their fragrance, will sing with silvery voice the canticle of love. Yes, my Beloved, it is thus that my life’s brief day shall be spent before Thee. No other means have I of proving my love than to strew flowers; that is, to let no little sacrifice escape me, not a look, not a word, to avail of the very least actions and do them for Love. I wish to suffer for Love’s sake and for Love’s sake even to rejoice; thus shall I strew flowers. Not one shall I find without shedding its petals for Thee…and then I will sing, I will always sing, even if I must gather my roses in the very midst of thorns – and the longer and sharper the thorns the sweeter shall be my song.
Story of A Soul, Chapter XI
(unknown translation )
