'She electrifies the will,' confessed one of the
best judges of good writing in her day. And old Bishop Palafox's tribute
to Teresa is far too beautiful to be withheld. 'What I admire in her is
the peace, the sweetness, and the consolation with which in her writings
she draws us toward the best, so that we find ourselves captured rather
than conquered, imprisoned rather than prisoners. No one reads the
saint's writings who does not presently seek God, and no one through her
writings seeks God who does not remain in love with the saint. I have
not met with a single spiritual man who does not become a passionate
admirer of Santa Teresa. But her writings do not alone impart a
rational, interior, and superior love, but a love at the same time
practical, natural, and sensitive; and my own experience proves it to me
that there exists no one who loves her but would, if the saint were still
in this world, travel far to see and speak with her.' I wish much I
could add to that Peter of Alcantara's marvellous analysis of Teresa's
experiences and character.
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