Divine Harmonies
Just a few weeks ago, I was listening to a homily where the priest was talking about a newly canonized saint, St. Elizabeth of the Trinity. It was very interesting to learn that St. Elizabeth of the Trinity was one of the first people to read St. Therese's "Story of a Soul." Shortly after St. Therese's death, her manuscript was copied for the other Carmelite sisters and novices in their order, and St. Elizabeth, who was just a new novice at the Carmel in France, was given one of these copies to read. As the priest was telling the story, he said that a picture was taken of the novices and I guess St. Elizabeth was sitting at the end of the line holding the copy of "Story of a Soul" close to her heart. When Sr. Genevieve, who was the older sister of St. Therese and now superior of their cloister, saw the picture- she right away pointed to St. Elizabeth and said that she would be a saint one day. How inspiring!!
Well, as the Holy Spirit often does, he moved my soul with this story and then just a few days later, while this story was still fresh in my mind, the Magnificat had a short excerpt from one of St. Elizabeth of the Trinity's writings and it just took my breath away.
This is just a small sample of it but my favorite part:
"A praise of glory is a soul of silence that remains like a lyre under the mysterious touch of the Holy Spirit so that he may draw from it divine harmonies; it knows that suffering is a string that produces still more beautiful sounds; so it loves to see this string on its instrument that it may more delightfully move the Heart of its God."
Wow! What a beautiful analogy! How fitting to think of ourselves as a musical instrument that is waiting for the Holy Spirit to play a beautiful melody that moves the heart of our God. And how it highlights the idea of having an inner silence so that this song of mercy can be played!
I was even more moved to read that the "string of suffering" plays the most beautiful melody of all and that the Holy Spirit delights when He sees this string!
Just think, your life is a beautiful melody to God and He delights in listening to your life's song of mercy! Let us thank the Lord for the inspiration of St. Elizabeth of the Trinity and the beautiful melody of our lives, and most especially of our sufferings!
Well, as the Holy Spirit often does, he moved my soul with this story and then just a few days later, while this story was still fresh in my mind, the Magnificat had a short excerpt from one of St. Elizabeth of the Trinity's writings and it just took my breath away.
This is just a small sample of it but my favorite part:
"A praise of glory is a soul of silence that remains like a lyre under the mysterious touch of the Holy Spirit so that he may draw from it divine harmonies; it knows that suffering is a string that produces still more beautiful sounds; so it loves to see this string on its instrument that it may more delightfully move the Heart of its God."
Wow! What a beautiful analogy! How fitting to think of ourselves as a musical instrument that is waiting for the Holy Spirit to play a beautiful melody that moves the heart of our God. And how it highlights the idea of having an inner silence so that this song of mercy can be played!
I was even more moved to read that the "string of suffering" plays the most beautiful melody of all and that the Holy Spirit delights when He sees this string!
Just think, your life is a beautiful melody to God and He delights in listening to your life's song of mercy! Let us thank the Lord for the inspiration of St. Elizabeth of the Trinity and the beautiful melody of our lives, and most especially of our sufferings!
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