Teresa de los Andes – Letter 109 To Elisa Valdes Ossa




Meditations from Carmel show

Summary: Teresa de los Andes – Letter 109 To Elisa Valdes Ossa J.M.J.T. June 13, 1919 “Do you know which souls enjoy my Kindness most, Our Lord asked? The ones who rely on Me most. Trusting souls run off with My graces. I am all love; and the greatest pain they can give My Heart is to doubt My Kindness. My Heart not only sympathizes, but even rejoices to make up for failings as long as there is no malice involved. If you only knew the work I could do in a soul filled with miseries, provided it allowed me to work there. Love needs nothing. It seeks only that there be no resistance; and ordinarily, what I ask to make a soul holy is that she let Me act. A soul’s imperfections, when given no consent do not displease Me, but call forth My compassion. I love souls so much…