I pictured my soul as a tiny barque, with a graceful white sail, in the midst of the furrow.

Excerpt

That evening at the hour when the sun seems to sink into the vast ocean, leaving behind it a trail of glory, I sat with Pauline on a bare rock, and gazed for long on this golden furrow which she told me was an image of grace illumining the way of faithful souls here below. Then I pictured my soul as a tiny barque, with a graceful white sail, in the midst of the furrow, and I resolved never to let it withdraw from the sight of Jesus, so that it might sail peacefully and quickly towards the Heavenly Shore.

Source Story of a Soul, Chapter Ii, §17 · 📖 Read the full passage

✨ To meditate on today

According to Saint Thérèse of Lisieux, who as a child watched a sunset over the sea with her sister Pauline, the golden furrow on the waves is an image of grace lighting the way; she sees her heart in it as a little boat that she wants to keep under the gaze of Jesus. Today, take a moment to look at a light (a sunset, a lamp, a reflection) and entrust your day to Him, like a boat that keeps its course.

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