I especially enjoyed Philippe's reflections on accepting our inner weakness and the necessity of humility and gratitude for the spiritual life. Nevertheless, Therese's timeless wisdom still shines through and is infinitely exhaustible for all readers, no matter their knowledge of Therese's life and teachings.
The content of the book is a solid introduction to Therese's spirituality and acts as a great companion to the Story of a Soul, making it perfect for readers who have little to no exposure to St. Drawing from the teachings of one of the Church's greatest doctors, Jacques Philippe provides practical guidance for growing in the spiritual life by accepting our own poverty, relying completely on the love and grace of God, and embracing our identity as children of a Good Father. One of its essential aspects, as we have seen, is peacefully accepting our weakness and inner poverty.Ī great little treatise on the Little Way based on the writings of St. I think a good definition of humility may be this: being in the right relation to ourselves, which enables us to be in the right relation to God and to other people relating to ourselves according to the truth of what and how we are. First of all, recognizing it, because sometimes we don’t want to face it, but above all accepting it! Those who are humble and accept their littleness don’t get discouraged because they put their trust in God and not in themselves.īeing humble means consenting to our inner poverty. The two main signs of pride are despising others and getting discouraged. The final sentence is also very important for explaining what “being little” means: “It means not being discouraged by our faults, because children often fall over, but they are so little they don’t hurt themselves badly.”
No apology was necessary, but it was nice to know the genesis.
He apologizes this book is based on a series of talks he did and that he spent little time cleaning it up.
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