I’m a Catholic and a lay Carmelite because of St. Teresa. I have her name as my confirmation name.Twenty years ago I was in a religious bookstore and saw a book called simply Life, and it was by St. Teresa. Something, of course it was the Holy Spirit, made me pick it up and buy it. I took it home and started reading. I thought it was the most interesting book I had ever read, a real page turner. I was recommending it to everyone I knew and they looked like I was crazy.
I looked to see if she wrote anything else, bought all those books and read them the same way. I decided I would try this kind of prayer, even though I didn’t understand everything, and wow! Did I get results. I decided I was one of those people God favored so to encourage me. Everything else followed.
Submitted by Joyce W.Â