10/09 c-blog, SOMETIMES 'DARK NIGHT OF THE SOUL' is NECCESSARY FOR GROWTH, st. Jude 1) "spirit intercedes" r) the judgments of the Lord are true & all of them are just" 2) I am the vine M) theresa avila,,,mystic...a wonderful example of today's gospe

10/09 c-blog, SOMETIMES 'DARK NIGHT OF THE SOUL' is NECCESSARY FOR GROWTH,  st. Jude 1) "spirit intercedes" r) the judgments of the Lord are true & all of them are just" 2) I am the vine M) theresa avila,,,mystic...a wonderful example of today's gospel...pruning, ...cutting back...so the main branch...can be stronger...she was a reformer...they didn't like it...st. john the cross...dark night of the soul...pain & dryness..as if God had abandoned them...theresa experienced it...part of growth...necc of carrying the cross...painful..maturity enhanced...we grow...love is not an emotion, its a choice...regardless of how good we feel...same with God, regardless of how we feel...

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