Something that has
always surprised me is that St. Therese is one of the patrons of missionaries.
St. Francis Xavier makes sense; he traveled the world sharing the message of
the Gospel. But St. Therese lived her entire short life in France, she entered
the Carmelites when she was very young, and she never did anything that would
make anyone think of her as a "missionary." Yet, she has a lot to teach us
about being missionaries in our everyday lives.
I think the main
things that strike me about St. Therese are her simplicity, her incredible love
of God manifested in love of neighbor in all the little things throughout the
day, and her total trust that He will take care of her, guide her, lead her,
form her, etc, etc, etc. Slowly God is showing me though various books I am
reading and conversations I have had the importance of these things. We must
rely totally on Him. And He will slowly teach us how.
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