S04 Episode 08: Doctors of the Church Part 3: St. Teresa of Avila

Abiding Together

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

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🗓️ 5 November 2018

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Today's episode is Part 3 of our series on the women doctors of the Church, on the life of St. Teresa of Avila. We talk about the great gift of her spiritual writings, her humor, her practical wisdom and her reforming spirit. We talk about growing in self awareness and how we can move through spiritual pitfalls.

One Thing We Love This Week:

Sr. Miriam's One Thing - Song "Fear Not" by Kristene DiMarco
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0GQp-vTqOw

Michelle's One Thing - Blessed Is She advent Journal
https://blessedisshe.net/product/bearing-light-advent-devotional/

Also the new Ascension Series coming soon called "Rejoice"
Heather's One Thing - The movie Les Miserable with Hugh Jackman and Anne Hathaway - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tD53IYJlot8

Discussion Questions:

1) What struck you from the podcast this week?
2) What areas of comfort do you cling to that may be causing resistance in growing deeper in your relationship with God?
3) What is one practical "little by little" choice that you can make to grow this week?
4) In what places do you need more healing in your life? How can you open the door to healing in one practical way?

Journal Questions:

1) What are the areas that I tolerate and give in to sin in my life, instead of going deeper?
2) Think about your week. To grow in self awareness, journal about your reactions to a situation or person and why you responded the way you did?
3) What young parts of your own heart need to encounter the love of God?
4) Do you believe that God will be there, as your Healer, if you open the door to past wounds?

Quote to Ponder:

"Either we are brides of so great a King or we are not." - St. Teresa of Avila

Scripture for the Week - Zephaniah 3:16-20

In that day it will be said to Jerusalem: "Do not be afraid, O Zion; Do not let your hands fall limp. "The LORD your God is in your midst, A victorious warrior. He will exult over you with joy, He will be quiet in His love, He will rejoice over you with shouts of joy. "I will gather those who grieve about the appointed feasts—They came from you, O Zion; The reproach of exile is a burden on them. "Behold, I am going to deal at that time with all your oppressors, I will save the lame and gather the outcast, and I will turn their shame into praise and renown in all the earth. At that time I will bring you in, even at the time when I gather you together; Indeed, I will give you renown and praise among all the peoples of the earth, when I restore your fortunes before your eyes"

*Listen to our Doctors of the Church Spotify Worship Playlist *- https://open.spotify.com/user/12184473750/playlist/6uqQ8RwDh4xkDP0IxB9O65?si=GD4CrGUPTR2xbqDzA_ybTg

Reading Recommendations:

Interior Castle - St Teresa of Avila https://www.amazon.com/Interior-Castle-Dover-Thrift-Editions/dp/0486461459/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?ie=UTF8&qid=1540866080&sr=8-1-spons&keywords=interior+castle&psc=1

The Way of Perfection - St Teresa of Avila https://www.amazon.com/Way-Perfection-St-Teresa-Avila-ebook/dp/B07JKNDT67/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1540866028&sr=8-1&keywords=the+way+of+perfection+by+st.+theresa+of+avila

The Four Teresas - Gina Loehr https://www.amazon.com/Four-Teresas-Gina-Loehr-ebook/dp/B004HKJ8PM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1540865886&sr=8-1&keywords=Four+teresas

Transcript

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to today's episode. We are going to dive into part three of our series on the four women doctors of the church.
0:10.0	Part three of four. So if you haven't heard number one and two, go back and catch St. Catherine of St. Anna and St. Helda Gallant of Bingen, who's not British, but why not?
0:19.0	Today we're going to talk about St. Teresa of Avala, man. The woman who just throws it down, who is Michelle Benzinger's favorite, by the way.
0:28.0	So I thought Michelle, since you know, that's your girl, I'm going to ask, I usually ask Heather first how she's doing and what she's up to.
0:35.0	But we've already been talking about life in our 40s and like what, what is, let's like me 40, because St. Teresa of Avala, her life took off at 40.
0:42.0	It continually gives a three of us hope. Michelle, we know you're not 40 yet, but how's life treating you?
0:50.0	Like as dreamy me just day and day, sister Maryam, she's being a little spicy this morning. I don't know if it's in celebration of St. Teresa of Avala or it's just her real temperament is coming out.
1:03.0	Sister over here is being a little spicy, but I'm good. I just drank like my third coffee of the day.
1:09.0	I know we're a little concerned when we opened up the show and she had like a 20 ounce or we're like, oh girl, she started. She's in it early this morning.
1:15.0	I don't know.
1:16.0	It hit a heart early, a little bit bouncing off my seat. But yeah, I'm really great. It's beautiful here today, beautiful weather.
1:22.0	Life is good. Birds are chirping. Kids are at school. What else? You know, all good.
1:27.0	Living the dream. Seriously. Are the animals coming to your door making you dresses? Like who are you? Yeah, the animals are singing to me. Yeah, it's beautiful.
1:35.0	Yeah, it's a Disney movie. Baby, it's a Disney movie. Michelle's life is a Disney movie.
1:40.0	Oh, yeah. Like a sitcom. But anyway, how are you?
1:44.0	I'm doing good. I mean, I can't say I'm living in, you know, that kind of fairy tale land, but I think it's a bit of a dance.
1:51.0	I'm a danceist picture so that so that we'll all move there. I know that's for secret.
1:56.0	Florida's overrated. No, the weather has changed here. So it's like super dreary and like cold and like, you know, you just want to hunker down and watch movies and hang out on meet popcorn.
2:06.0	And yeah, so there's something about the fall in those up here. I just actually love that. It's pretty cozy right now.
2:12.0	Oh, yeah. Yeah, things are good. How are you sister? That is nice. You know what? Michelle Florida Beach girl the other day. It was cool.
2:19.0	I won't say cold because for Texans, you know, 60 degrees is like get out your North Face Park. But it was like 60 or 55 degrees the other day in raining.
2:27.0	And I was going for my usual like five to seven mile walk every day and Michelle texted me and she's like, I hate it. It's cold and rainy and gray. And I'm like, I love it. It's cold and rainy and gray.
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