MEDITATIONS
A painting of St. Teresa of Avila by Sr. Anne Marie (known formerly as Anne Blakemore ~ learn about her and Sr. Marie-Cecile on our Vocations link, A Sister's Story.)
Bookmark of St. Teresa of Avila
Let nothing disturb you,
St. Teresa’s bookmark reminds us that amid the vicissitudes of life, God never
changes. He is the rock that is the firm stronghold of our lives. He is enough
for us. Without Him, nothing has value. With Him, everything has meaning. In
Him everything exists, and everything created exists because He has loved it into
being.
With the assurance that God never changes, that His love never falters, we can hear
Teresa telling us: “Let nothing disturb you; let nothing affright you.” Would that
we could with each breath repeat those words and add: “God never changes!” Then we
would be anchored in the truth; then we would have the peace and the patient endurance
that attain all things.
Remember the words of Psalm 46:
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Let nothing affright you.
All things are passing.
God never changes.
Patient endurance attains all things.
God alone suffices.
God is our refuge and our strength,
an ever-present help in distress.
Thus we do not fear, though earth be shaken
and mountains quake to the depths of the sea,
Though its waters rage and foam
and mountains totter at its surging.
The LORD of hosts is with us;
our stronghold is the God of Jacob.
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