Rather than basically bore you with an extended exposition of the Glory of Spain's mystical thought on the ascent of the soul in four stages, namely first, "mental prayer", second the "prayer of quiet", third the "devotion of union" and finally and fourthly the "devotion of ecstasy or rapture", I thought it best to piously present a votive vignette which impeccably illustrates the heights and depths of her tantalizing theology.
One day in a silent stairway of a cloistered convent in Ávila the Reverend Mother encountered a bright beautiful little Boy devoutly descending the stone steps Who asked her name. She answered astutely: "Yo soy Teresa de Jesús."
Without missing a sacred Heartbeat, He replied: "And I Am ... Jesús de Teresa!"
(pronounce it "Hey-SOOS [pause] de TE-re-sssa" for optimal effect)
Mr. Screwtape
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