Just yesterday, I used this quote from Elizabeth of the Trinity for a class I facilitate:
“A few days before her death in 1906, Elizabeth of the Trinity wrote a note to the prioress of her Carmelite monastery. In it, she kept repeating a phrase that could well be a call to everyone: ‘Let yourself be loved. . . LET yourself be loved. . . LET yourself be loved.’”
Gerald May, The Awakened Heart. San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco, 1993. 179.
Mysticism is at the heart of faith. Thoughtful, well-written doorways into these mysteries, such as The Big Book of Christian Mysticism, matter a great deal to all who seek communion with the Mystery Itself.
In The Big Book of Christian Mysticism, Carl McColman offers a thorough and engaging exploration of Christian mysticism which he defines as transformation through the Source of all Love.
Jan
Just yesterday, I used this quote from Elizabeth of the Trinity for a class I facilitate:
“A few days before her death in 1906, Elizabeth of the Trinity wrote a note to the prioress of her Carmelite monastery. In it, she kept repeating a phrase that could well be a call to everyone: ‘Let yourself be loved. . . LET yourself be loved. . . LET yourself be loved.’”
Gerald May, The Awakened Heart. San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco, 1993. 179.
Thank you for this connection.
Peter
This reminds me of Julian’s “taking Jesus as my heaven”…