Love calls for love in return. Let us strive to keep this always before our eyes and to rouse ourselves to love Him. For if at some time the Lord should grant us the grace of impressing His love on our hearts, all will become easy for us and we shall accomplish great things quickly and without effort.----St. Teresa of Avila (16th century)
The one focus and contemplation of every saint, whether in the first century or our own, is God's love. Today is the feast day of St. Teresa of Avila. She was born in Spain in 1515 and died in 1582. Love renewed her soul even after she had committed her life to God as a Carmelite nun. For years she taught others to pray but never really prayed herself. When her renewal came, she became God's instrument of renewal. She dedicated her life to the narrow road of service, devotion, and prayer. Love changed her heart. When this very head strong nun realized by grace how much she was loved by God in Christ Jesus, her life was no longer about her. May the Lord impress upon all of our hearts today His love. And may our lives no longer be about us.
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