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A review by ciciwilkie
Story of a Soul: The Autobiography of St. Therese of Lisieux by Thérèse de Lisieux
4.0
I came to learn about St. Therese from The Happiness Project. I am not Catholic but I am a Christian was very intrigued by St. Therese's Little Way.
I have to admit the first part of the novel I did not like. I found her to be self centered and even her scripture verses didn't connect with me, but then the second half I suddenly connected. I feel like she matured in her love of Christ and it became less about her and more about him.
There are some great lessons we can take from St. Therese in following Jesus and having a relationship with him. Everything she did was devoted to Jesus, even in suffering she saw a blessing which is very hard to do. She even took it as a trial to love her enemies and she did so well her enemy asked her why she liked her so much.
I went from not liking her very much though admiring her tenacity, to being very fond of her. This is definitely a story that will stick with me.
I have to admit the first part of the novel I did not like. I found her to be self centered and even her scripture verses didn't connect with me, but then the second half I suddenly connected. I feel like she matured in her love of Christ and it became less about her and more about him.
There are some great lessons we can take from St. Therese in following Jesus and having a relationship with him. Everything she did was devoted to Jesus, even in suffering she saw a blessing which is very hard to do. She even took it as a trial to love her enemies and she did so well her enemy asked her why she liked her so much.
I went from not liking her very much though admiring her tenacity, to being very fond of her. This is definitely a story that will stick with me.