This year in my observance of Lent I’m
reading The Interior Castle written by Teresa of Avila, a mother of the
church, in the 16th Century.
It’s strangely blog-like, with numbered posts within chapter headings.
Teresa was a Spanish mystic and poet who described the capacity of the soul as
a castle made of diamond and containing many chambers. Through a spirit of
unceasing prayer, she describes how progress can be made toward the center of
our soul where The King of Glory dwells. As she describes moving through the
different dwelling places in the soul, it reminds me of a dream I have where I
suddenly realize that my house has rooms that I’ve never noticed before. I’m
always so pleasantly surprised at the previously unnoticed potential of my
home. I’m hoping the same thing is true
of my soul.
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