To this dearly loved sister I confided my most intimate thoughts; she cleared up all my doubts.

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To this dearly loved sister I confided my most intimate thoughts; she cleared up all my doubts. One day I expressed surprise that God does not give an equal amount of glory to all the elect in Heaven--I was afraid that they would not all be quite happy. She sent me to fetch Papa's big tumbler, and put it beside my tiny thimble, then, filling both with water, she asked me which seemed the fuller. I replied that one was as full as the other--it was impossible to pour more water into either of them, for they could not hold it. In this way Pauline made it clear to me that in Heaven the least of the Blessed does not envy the happiness of the greatest; and so, by bringing the highest mysteries down to the level of my understanding, she gave my soul the food it needed.

Source Story of a Soul, Chapter Ii, §13 · 📖 Read the full passage

✨ To meditate on today

According to Saint Thérèse of Lisieux, her elder sister Pauline welcomed her confidences and cleared up her doubts with simple images: a thimble and a big tumbler filled with water are each as full as the other, just as in Heaven each one is filled to their own measure without envying anyone. Today, truly listen to someone who confides in you, gently and without judging, and if you can, answer with a simple image rather than a long speech.

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