Created 3/13/08
over years i've read biographies many mystics and saints.., all faiths and have learned spiritual truths them all belong non-denominational unorganized church so i've been brought up appreciate all faiths my most favorite mystic young catholic carmelite nun went name st therese lisuex she unknown. hidden soul . emptied… (more) herself daily so she could full holy spirit she loathed writing anything herself but only out obedience supervising nun did she write autobiography., and later labeled, "a story soul" here she records all her details her life faithfully journal. showing she embraced god very early age and life meaningless her without god she came very wealthy family and could have been privileged French daughter but she preferred bond slave Christ convent, she suffered spiritual, emotional and physical afflictions, including rude behavior other nuns, but instead dwelling these trials, she offered them up jesus good souls needed saved got point she dying tuberculosis, (the head nun strangely neglected give her tb medicine visiting doctort ) she offered up her excruciating pain jesus again.. pain left time made her sad because she felt devil robbing her giving our lord yet one more offering his kingdom pain came back, she overjoyed only after her death and after her sisters published her autobiography (which she wrote only out obedience head nun) did parts france, and later entire world hear unknown mystic lived hidden amongst them damp cold convent but like rare rose hiding rain forest my non catholic pastor read story her life hadn't known he did excitedly showed him some st therese's writings his eyes lit up he said, "awwwwww, little eyes man, but big eyes god!! (less)
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