Day 74 of 80

My Nothingness, My All

Chapter IX·Manuscript C·Littleness & Humility
Context
Thérèse did not merely accept her weakness — she gloried in it. Discovering new imperfections no longer dismayed her. She found that seeing her nothingness clearly was more valuable than any mystical vision, because it drove her deeper into God's mercy.

It may be that some day my present state will appear to me full of defects, but nothing now surprises me, and I do not even distress myself because I am so weak. On the contrary I glory therein, and expect each day to find fresh imperfections. Nay, I must confess, these lights on my own nothingness are of more good to my soul than lights on matters of Faith.

Remembering that "Charity covereth a multitude of sins," I draw from this rich mine, which Our Saviour has opened to us in the Gospels.

St. Thérèse of Lisieux — Story of a Soul, Chapter IX (Manuscript C). Taylor translation, 1912 (public domain).
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