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Story of a Soul: The Autobiography of St. Therese of Lisieux by Thérèse de Lisieux
2.0
I picked this book up awhile ago. I heard about St. Therese from one of the authors I follow and go to for spiritual guidance ( I think Anne Lamott but not 100%).
I found this book tough to get through and tough to connect with. I was amazed that Therese at age 2 knew her calling was to become a “religious” ( aka Sister/nun). She lived her life and all her actions and thoughts seem to be for God.
She seem to come from a wealthy family with means to go from France to Rime all with the mission of letting Therese enter the Carmelite order at 15 not 21.
She was truly God focused. She was all about her relationship, communication and connection with God.
Pg 151 Because your soul is extremely simple, but when you will be perfect, you will be even more simple, the closer one approaches to God, the simpler one becomes.
She was extremely devoted to God and the sacrament of Communion. However, I didn’t gleam from reading the book what gave her the ability to become a saint.
I found this book tough to get through and tough to connect with. I was amazed that Therese at age 2 knew her calling was to become a “religious” ( aka Sister/nun). She lived her life and all her actions and thoughts seem to be for God.
She seem to come from a wealthy family with means to go from France to Rime all with the mission of letting Therese enter the Carmelite order at 15 not 21.
She was truly God focused. She was all about her relationship, communication and connection with God.
Pg 151 Because your soul is extremely simple, but when you will be perfect, you will be even more simple, the closer one approaches to God, the simpler one becomes.
She was extremely devoted to God and the sacrament of Communion. However, I didn’t gleam from reading the book what gave her the ability to become a saint.