So you feel my pain with Interior Castle. 🙂 I would LOVE to see a visual of the mansions and rooms in her castle. I’ve looked online but couldn’t find anything. If I could only draw…but I can’t. ha. I’m such a visual learner and I think “seeing” it would make it more understandable.

Thanks, Lori. I’d love to know more of the background of Teresa’s life as well. Maybe I’ll look into that later too. There’s just not enough time to read everything I want to! Those older books require me to go so much slower, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Hoping you find the time later to read more of what you want! 🙂

I love that you’re such a word person too, Jody. Yes, the old classics do have a different feel in their word choices and use of language. I’ve had Hannah Whitall Smith’s books on my lists for a long time but still have read nothing but excerpts. So many good books still out there to read! Thanks for sharing a few of your favorites here.

Yes, let’s do share, Jean. I wish you were here in person to be a part of our little book club for Entering the Castle. We hope to meet soon to discuss what we’ve read so far. I’m reading slowly so I can absorb it better, then I want to start over with the Interior Castle and hopefully get far more from it. I’m encouraged that you learned much from her writings.

haha. I only wish I wasn’t uh-scared uh nothin’. 🙂 Only books, brother.

Yes, I love that we can still glean truth from sisters in Christ from hundreds of years ago! It’s so amazing to live in this time when we can so easily access their words.

Thanks so much, friend, for sharing this with us at Moments of Hope!
Blessings and smiles,
Lori

I think it’s worth it to slog through the language–not just what it says but what it means–there’s a lot to mine in the old volumes.
Thanks for asking.