Whenever we commemorate the lives of the saints we embrace the gift of hope. We embrace the reality that ordinary human life with all of its foibles and weakness and personality traits has gained access to grace and been transformed.
With each commemoration, we live out the words of the psalm, "because of your love, Lord, we have gained access to your house." In deed we have approached the throne of mercy and have received grace upon grace.
Every life of every saint reminds us of the words of St. John in the beginning of the gospel, "the light has shown in the darkness and the darkness has not overcome it."
What does St. Theresa offer us today?
She understood the vocation of the saint to be one of love. The reality of being able to look upon the other and realizing that Just as God thirst for us so He thirst for all with the same longing. Thus we are encourage to look upon the face of the other with the gaze that Christ looks upon it from the cross. thus, we are invited to give ourselves and discover the true meaning of life and love.
We discover that in all that we do in every place and time there is an opportunity to keep firm grasp of the plow tilling the soil and planting seeds of charity so that upon this little way the gospel of life might be sown and the world will reap grace upon grace in Jesus the Christ.
We celebrate the victory of light over darkness, the triumph of grace over sin, the power of God's strength in the midst of our weakness, the reality that we hold this treasure in earthen vessels so that the surpassing power might be of God and not ourselves.
We have been given the gift of hope and are encouraged.
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